Mingmei thought that Su Jinlai might have had bad intentions in following her. After all, their two families didn't have much contact. If he followed her secretly, who would believe him if he had good intentions? She quickly said to Zhao Guihua secretly, "Mom, Su Jinlai is here."
Zhao Guihua: "Don't pay attention to him, it's okay."
She thought for a moment and said, "Watch your wallet."
Mingmei immediately said seriously: "Okay."
This bastard was a petty thief when he was young. It's hard to say what he is like now. But it's always better to be careful.
Zhao Guihua glanced in the direction where Su Jin came from and saw that this guy had a shifty look in his eyes. He was a nice young man, good-looking and well-dressed, but why did he look like a decent and good person?
He really doesn't look like a prince even when he's wearing the dragon robe. He doesn't look like a good guy.
She said: "We are doing our business, he can watch if he wants, but if he dares to do anything, I will not be polite to him."
Mingmei nodded immediately.
"You only have bell-bottoms here? Why don't you have floral shirts? A floral shirt paired with bell-bottoms is a great look."
Zhao Guihua: "We don't have that many. You can look around. We only have bell-bottoms. There are so many styles to sell that we are overwhelmed."
"Then find me a small blue one."
"Okay."
Their stall was not big, but their business was really good, with many people coming and going. Su Jin, who was far away, came to see them and quickly became jealous. He originally came to see them laugh, but he never thought that the more he watched, the more jealous he became.
This business was too good to do. He watched Zhao Guihua collect the money. Sometimes she sold it for 26, sometimes for 27, and sometimes for 30. It was really a lot of money. Although he also made a lot of money in a short time, he was still jealous at this time.
He can do this job too.
He stared at the two men silently and began to think... It's just a practice, Su Jinlai will definitely do better. This is not difficult. First of all, they have to buy goods. Others don't know where they get their goods from, but Su Jinlai knows. Their goods are brought back from Guangzhou. This is what Zhuang Zhixi brought when he went on a business trip.
Thinking of this, he pursed his lips and became more determined. It seemed that he had to go to Guangzhou.
Hehe, who doesn't know how to do this business?
He raised his chin proudly, turned around and left. He would leave tonight for Guangzhou. When he got rich, he would trample these people under his feet. Su Jinlai left arrogantly. Mingmei saw him from a distance and said with a sigh.
Mingmei always thought that Su Jinlai was looking for trouble, but it turned out that Su Jinlai was not looking for trouble. The real person who came to look for trouble was someone else.
No matter what time it is, there are always some street urchins who are not very smart. Just last night, these street urchins heard that someone was selling bell-bottom pants here and they were very popular. So they immediately rushed to the stall today.
Like Su Jinlai, they were just people who lived a carefree life. It was already afternoon when they went out seriously.
Several people came over from the street and saw from a distance that this stall was particularly prosperous. You can tell whether the business is good or not by how many people are there. The leader came over with a swagger and said, "Make way, make way."
"Didn't you see Brother Wei? Get out of the way."
These days, there are always all kinds of brothers who call themselves brothers.
A few people who were shopping looked at these street urchins and quietly moved aside. To be honest, those who come to buy bell-bottom pants are somewhat trendy, but being trendy is trendy, and being trendy doesn't mean you are not a serious person.
But Brother Wei and his gang of street urchins were not serious people. Brother Wei picked his teeth with a toothpick in one hand and put the other hand in his pocket, moving his slippers step by step: "Did you get my permission to sell things here? You dare to set up a stall here without even asking about my reputation?"
Zhao Guihua looked at Brother Wei in front of her and became dazed for a moment. It wasn't that Zhao Guihua was scared, but that Zhao Guihua recognized him.
This brother Wei, whose real name is Wang Wei, was one of Yu Baoshan's right-hand men in his previous life. Later, when Yu Baoshan ran away, this guy was sentenced to 25 years. Yu Baoshan's early stall business was not a big deal, but he soon gathered people to run a black coal mine. Wang Wei was specifically responsible for transporting "talents" for Yu Baoshan. The division of labor in Yu Baoshan's gang was quite clear. Wang Wei was responsible for winning over migrant workers from all over the country. Some of them specifically squatted at various train stations and bus stations to lure migrant workers to their own territory and work day and night. Trafficking in women and children is hateful, but trafficking in adult men is equally immoral. Many families have lost their wives and children because of the loss of their backbone.
When Zhao Guihua saw this man, her whole body tensed up.
However, Brother Wei didn't know that Zhao Guihua was lost in memories. He thought he had frightened her and said proudly, "If you want to do business on this street, you have to pay homage to Brother Wei. Give me two hundred yuan to buy a cigarette."
Then he directed the lackeys around him and said, "Each of you pick one, I'll give it to you."
Although it's a gift, I don't intend to give money.
Several lackeys were overjoyed, one of them even said greedily: "Brother Wei, I don't have a girlfriend either, just give me a gift, hehehe..."
Brother Wei waved his hand generously: "Take two, that's nothing."
"Brother Wei, I want two too..."
Okay, okay, okay.
Brother Wei: “Just take it.”
He treats these as his own things. Just two women setting up a stall, what's the big deal?
They were so arrogant that everyone around them kept silent, not daring to speak out, fearing that if they said one more word, the matter would fall on them. As a small family, they couldn't afford the loss. Of course, there were also many people who were very happy.
These colleagues are my enemies. Seeing their business is so prosperous and the money is flowing like water, I am naturally jealous. Now that they have been defeated, I am very happy and really wish that they would be in trouble.
It would be best if all the money was given away, that would make people happy.
Everyone had their own thoughts and looked over there.
The gangsters were not so bold on weekdays, but they were women. Moreover, they were old and young, and they looked easy to bully. If they did not bully such people, they would be unworthy of their identity as gangsters. They usually behaved without character.
Several people were about to take the clothes, but before they could touch them, they were slapped away by Zhao Guihua. She put her hands on her hips and said bluntly: "Where did you come from, you little bastards? You really take yourself seriously. You are trash. How dare you come here to act so arrogantly? You want to take our things without paying, and you dare to ask me for money? I'll give you hell money, okay? Then you can go back and buy a coffin, you unlucky guy. Wang Wei, do you think I don't know your background? Get out of here."
Mingmei actually wanted to take action just now, but she remained silent until her mother-in-law said anything. After all, her mother-in-law was the knowledgeable person.
Sure enough, as soon as the mother-in-law opened her mouth, Mingmei immediately rolled up her sleeves. Aren't they just four old men? If she said anything, she would lose. Mingmei was very calm and stared at them.
Brother Wei never expected that these two people were not afraid at all. He stared at the two people and made sure that he did not know them, but the old lady called out his name as soon as she opened her mouth, which showed that she really knew him.
He was confused for a moment, but then he became angry. An old lady was still nagging him. She simply didn't take him, Brother Wei, seriously. He also put his hands on his hips and sneered, "Who the hell are you? You dare to yell at me. Do you believe I will slap you? I don't care what kind of old lady you are. If you dare to show off in front of me, do you believe I will smash your stall?"
Zhao Guihua: "Oh my, I'm so scared. Go ahead and smash it. If you dare to smash my stall, I will smash yours. How can you be so pretentious? Get out of here right now and stop wasting time."
This was the first time that Brother Wei had been humiliated by an old lady in his life. He prided himself on being a capable man and was always powerful. On this street, anyone who saw him would respectfully hand him a cigarette and call him "Brother Wei". Now that the old lady had humiliated them like this, he was not polite at all and immediately reached out his hand: "I spoiled you...ah!"
Before his hand touched Zhao Guihua, Mingmei grabbed it and twisted it backwards. He was restrained all of a sudden and fell to one knee.
Mingmei simply picked up the cardboard with the words "bell-bottom pants" written on it and smashed it on the guy's head, again and again: "Looking for trouble, huh? Taking advantage, huh? Bullying, huh? Looking for death, huh? If I don't do anything, you still think you can bully people, right?"
Bang, bang, bang.
In just a few seconds, the cardboard was broken into pieces. It didn't hurt at all, but it was extremely insulting.
Brother Wei howled and cursed: "You stinky woman, just wait, just wait and see if I don't punish you. I will sell you to the poor mountain valley. Are you guys blind? Hurry up!"
He tried to break free, but found that this bitch was so strong that he knelt on one knee and couldn't break free from her control. He yelled, "Come on, how come you can't even beat a bitch?"
The other people were shocked by this sudden incident. After a brief moment of stunnedness, they immediately pounced on Mingmei. Mingmei kicked Brother Wei to the ground with a bang and stepped on his back. With two kicks, Brother Wei let out a terrible scream.
As soon as the others came up, Mingmei punched them in the face.
When Zhao Guihua saw that they were four against one, she rushed over immediately. She was not afraid, she grabbed one of the young men with the same hairstyle as Liu Huan, pulled him back, and scratched him with the Nine Yin White Bone Claw, leaving a bloody mark on the man's neck.
She grabbed the man's hair, her hands were so fast that they left afterimages. Although Zhao Guihua had fought less, she was in great shape, and her punches were real. Your aunt is your aunt! She was definitely not in vain.
Don't look at some grandpas and aunts in the park who claim to practice qigong, which is very mysterious, but if you really want to fight, you still have to be like Zhao Guihua. This is the essence of Mei Chaofeng, who is merciless to others and mainly tickles them.
Mingmei controlled a few people, and the old lady started to deal with them directly.
In a few seconds, the four members of Brother Wei's gang were crushed to the ground. Zhao Guihua kicked each of them on the buttocks. Anyway, it was an insult! "You damn people don't follow the right path. You think you are so great, right? You think you are very capable, right? Today, I, an old lady, will let you know why the flowers are so red. You dare to come to my stall to cause trouble? I will beat you to death."
Several people really didn't expect that they would hit a wall when they came here to pick a fight. They really didn't expect that these two ordinary-looking female comrades were so good at fighting. Zhao Guihua: "If we didn't have to do business, I would just lie down and blackmail you to death."
She kicked each person one by one, and since she kept kicking them on the butt, it wouldn't hurt them.
"You, you, you wait, you wait for me...ah!"
Zhao Guihua: "How dare you say such harsh words? I think you are tired of living."
"Daughter-in-law, go find the police station and tell them that these guys came here to collect protection fees and steal things. We have brought justice to them and have them under control. These bastards..."
Mingmei: "Okay, I'll go over now."
As soon as she turned around, Brother Wei seemed to have suddenly opened up his Ren and Du meridians. He suddenly got up and ran out as fast as a gust of wind.
He ran so fast that the people around him were shocked. Before they could react, Wei's brothers also ran away quickly and caught up with their big brother.
Zhao Guihua: "Fuck, they run really fast."
Although he is not good at fighting, he is very good at running away.
Zhao Guihua cursed but did not chase after them. Although these people were immoral, they probably had not done anything big in their lives. They just collected "protection fees" on the street. Even if they were caught, they would be detained at most.
She will be released in a few days, and she is not even willing to chase him.
She said, "Okay, since he ran away, give him a chance. Next time you come, send him directly to the police station."
Mingmei: "Okay."
The two of them acted as if nothing had happened, but the people around them were stunned. They never thought that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, who looked easy to bully, could defeat Brother Wei and his men in just a few minutes. You know, they are street urchins.
Were they driven away just like that?
Two against four, the two female comrades did it easily without any effort.
A few young people who were originally going to buy something wanted to stay away because they were afraid of trouble. But when they saw it, they shouted excitedly: "Aren't you guys too awesome?"
Zhao Guihua waved her hand: "Just average, third in the world."
Onlookers: “…”
Zhao Guihua was calm but proud, and said: "I'll take care of this little bastard if he comes one by one, or a pair if he comes two, but it's nothing."
She sneered, it was just so awesome.
Everyone sighed: "You are not simple."
The stall returned to its original bustle, and the jealous stall owners around were sweating coldly. They were originally very jealous and wanted to find fault. But before they could act, they saw Brother Wei and his group running around in a panic. They were too hard to mess with. Fortunately, they didn't take action.
What a murderer! Regardless of what everyone thought, Zhao Guihua and her friends continued to sell things smoothly. By the evening, all the goods they brought were sold out. The two of them rode their bikes home happily. In two days, they sold more than 600.
That’s quite a lot.
Even if you don't count the money, you know that you've made a lot of money. It's only been a few days, and Mingmei has seen the huge profits of this stall. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law rode their bikes all the way home quickly. They figured that in two or three days, they would have sold out almost everything.
Mingmei's face flushed, and she said excitedly: "Mom, I don't want to go to work anymore, let's join forces and run a stall together."
Zhao Guihua: "This is not as safe as going to work."
Mingmei: "But I earn a lot."
Her eyes sparkled, and she finally understood why people's concepts have changed over the years. Money is the driving force. How much money can you earn by working so hard?
Zhao Guihua laughed and said, "Calm down and think about it. You can't make a decision based on a few days' experience. Let's wait and see. We sold a lot this time because we had less stuff. But we won't always have this advantage. Do you understand?"
Mingmei nodded gently: "I understand."
Zhao Guihua said, "Okay, we all need to take a break. We will continue tomorrow and fight again."
Mingmei was delighted: "Okay."
Zhao Guihua was not tired at all. She went back to her room and saw that it would be a while before she got off work, so she simply started to cook. However, she was thinking about it. No wonder people say that this era is a big outlet, and even a pig standing in the outlet can make the wind blow. Now it seems that it is really true. She felt that this was not wrong at all.
It is incredible that such an uneducated old lady can actually make money!
To be honest, she had heard that it was very profitable to set up a stall in this era, especially if you could get scarce goods. This clothing was not a scarce good, but the style was special and it was hard to sell.
Nowadays, as long as you are brave and have a good vision, even an old lady like her can make money. But in a dozen years or so, you will have to use your brain to some extent, and this will be even more true when it comes to her great-grandchildren.
So, although people don't talk about the past in their lifetime, it is actually their responsibility to create some good conditions for the younger generation and accumulate some family property within their limited ability. Her thinking is just that old-fashioned.
While Zhao Guihua was working, she heard the sound of school being dismissed. Although Tuantuan and Yuanyuan were in the fourth grade, they were only eleven years old, still very lively. As soon as they entered the yard, they called out, "Grandma, Grandma."
Zhao Guihua went out with the spatula in her hand and asked, "What's wrong?"
Yuanyuan, with two pigtails, said crisply, "Grandma, there's a popcorn vendor at the entrance of the alley. Let's have some popcorn."
Not to mention Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, Xiao Qijin was also calling, Bai Qingqing was also calling, and Li Zhenzhen had already rushed to the door and shouted, "Popcorn is here!"
Today’s popcorn is not ready-made, but comes with your own food.
Usually, the grandfathers would walk around the streets with their stuff, and when the children heard the "pop" sound, they would know that it was the time for the popcorn to be made. There are several kinds of this kind of popcorn, some made from corn and some made from rice.
It tastes delicious and is the favorite snack of children.
Look, the children can't wait to see it.
Zhao Guihua: "Okay, I'll take you out right away."
Mingmei: "Mom, I'll take them there."
Yuanyuan: "Hey, mom, you got off work so early."
Mingmei: "I'm not at work at all, let's go."
Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan put their schoolbags at home and came out quickly. As soon as they lined up, they saw Ye Siyuan leading his younger brother and sister. They were very anxious. Wang Zizhen followed behind and greeted Mingmei. Mingmei said: "You got off work early."
Wang Zizhen: "We have work, but we don't get to do overtime because we are all regular employees."
There is overtime pay for overtime work. Although it is work, it is a benefit for regular employees. Temporary workers like them do not have it. It is a normal off-duty day. Wang Zizhen: "I will try to fry melon seeds. I will see if I can make some extra money."
Mingmei looked at the people in front of her queuing up for popcorn and said thoughtfully, "Do you think it would be good to sell this kind of popcorn at the entrance of the cinema?"
Wang Zizhen was stunned, then said, "I don't know how to do it."
Mingmei blinked and said, "You buy it ready-made and then sell it out."
Wang Zizhen looked at Mingmei with wide eyes, then looked at the popcorn and scratched his head: "But how can I make money then?"
Seeing that Wang Zizhen hadn't figured it out yet, Mingmei said, "You can prepare some small bags and pack them into bags. Selling each bag for fifty cents, you will definitely make some money."
Wang Zizhen: "That's too much money, will anyone buy it?"
Mingmei smiled and said, "Why not? Isn't this convenient? If you want to date, eat some snacks, and watch a movie, do you have to calculate how much popcorn costs? The popcorn vendor won't be waiting at the entrance of the cinema."
"You are right."
Although Wang Zizhen didn't react just now, he immediately calculated the cost. The corn they bought themselves plus the labor cost was not high on average. If a bag was sold for 50 cents... "What kind of bag do you think is suitable?"
Mingmei: "Use the paper bags they made in elementary school handicraft class. Those paper bags look really big, but they can't hold a lot of things."
“That works!”
The more Wang Zizhen thought about it, the more he felt that this was right. He immediately said, "I'll go home and prepare some corn and rice."
Mingmei laughed.
In fact, she didn't know if this was okay, but when she and Zhixi took their children to the movies, they would buy anything delicious they saw, and at that time they didn't really calculate how much it would cost to make it at home. If they calculated it this way, then why would they watch a movie?
Mingmei believes that she is not the only one like this, and there must be many such people.
Wang Zizhen quickly came over with half a bag of corn and a bowl of rice, and said, "You guys just stand here and watch, these are all popcorn."
Little Ye Siyuan looked at his mother in shock and said, "Mom, aren't we living a normal life?"
Wang Zizhen: "Just do it if you're told to."
She said, "Tell Sitian to call me when you're done."
Ye Siyuan immediately said: "Okay."
Wang Zizhen hurried home and asked, "Where did you put the paper bags you made with your brothers and sisters last time?"
Ye Siyuan: "It's on the desk."
Wang Zizhen: "Okay."
This kind of paper bag is a fourth grade handicraft to train the children's hands-on ability. Ye Siyuan played along, but he also made several. The paper bag is about thirty centimeters high and twenty inches wide, but when it is stretched out, it is narrow at the bottom and wide at the top, so even if you really want to put a lot of things in it, you can't put a lot of things in it.
Wang Zizhen immediately found some newspapers and started pasting paper bags.
Even though people nowadays know that newspapers contain lead and are unsafe and cannot be used to wrap food, no one cares so much nowadays. People are still used to it, and newspapers are very useful. Some people use them to paste kangs, some to paste walls and ceilings, and some to wrap food. In short, it is very useful.
For example, some places sell fried dough sticks wrapped in newspaper. Everyone seems to know that this thing is not very good, but they don't care much.
Wang Zizhen was no exception and she quickly got busy.
In the evening, she went to borrow a bicycle from her godmother. Her family also had a bicycle. It was the 1980s, and they were a working-class family in the old city. Almost every household had a bicycle.
It is a basic means of transportation.
When Aunt Zhou heard that the couple were going out to sell things together, she told them, "Send the children to us. Don't leave the three children at home alone. We are worried about the children."
Wang Zizhen: "Okay."
Wang Zizhen wanted to borrow a car because he and Daqiang were going to work in two different places. Popcorn doesn't last long, so it's always better to sell more at the beginning. Daqiang was caught by his wife as soon as he got off work and was told off. He was surprised: "Selling popcorn? Didn't we agree to sell roasted melon seeds and peanuts?"
Wang Zizhen: "Well, let's try selling this today."
Daqiang said honestly, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
As for matters at home, he makes the decisions on major issues, while his wife makes the decisions on minor issues. However, his family is relatively harmonious and stable, and so far there have been no major issues, only minor ones.
This was the first time for the couple to do business, and Wang Zizhen was a little nervous, but when she thought that Aunt Zhao could sell pants at such an old age, why couldn't she do it? She took a deep breath and followed her husband out.
The two of them rode out together, and Daqiang said, "I'll go to the one farther away, you can stay nearby."
Wang Zizhen nodded seriously, and she quickly rode her bike to the entrance of the cinema. Seeing that it was late in the evening, there were many people doing business. There was also someone selling roasted sweet potatoes, but popcorn was unique.
Wang Zizhen brought two kinds of popcorn, one for rice and one for corn, each in two large plastic bags. If someone bought it, they could put it in a newspaper bag. She found a place to stand, and when someone passed by, she offered popcorn to him, "Popcorn, popcorn~"
"Big sister, how much is the popcorn?"
Wang Zizhen: "50 cents a pack."
She shook the big bag and said, "It's full for you."
"Oh, this is too expensive. I don't want it anymore." The girl immediately said, "This is too expensive."
Wang Zizhen tried to laugh and said, "You can't calculate it that way. Although it's cheaper to go to your own place to get popcorn, you can't go out on a date with half a bag of corn and look for someone to get popcorn on the street, right?"
She was not really good at business. If it was Zhao Guihua, she would not be so good. But fortunately, people nowadays are honest and simple. When she said this, the boss laughed. The man said, "I think this lady is right. We are not short of fifty cents. Give me a bag."
Wang Zizhen: "Okay."
She didn't expect that this place actually bought it, and she was immediately overjoyed. The lesbian was even more overjoyed. In fact, it was not that she didn't want it. She was just embarrassed.
Wang Zizhen: "You two have such a good relationship."
The two of them happily bought the things and left, and then they met someone with a child.
The child wanted everything he saw and immediately shouted, "I want to eat it. I want to eat popcorn too."
"What do you want to eat? I'll find you some popcorn tomorrow. Let's..."
"I want it now, I want it..."
"Okay, okay, I'll buy it for you."
The weather is not as cold as in winter. The weather at the end of March is still good, and there are many people coming in. Wang Zizhen sells popcorn faster than roasted sweet potatoes.
Although roasted sweet potatoes are definitely more filling, popcorn seems to be more suitable for a date at the cinema. Wang Zizhen didn't know the time, so she went to ask at the door. When she sold out her two bags of popcorn, it was only a little after nine o'clock.
Wang Zizhen went back happily. As soon as she got home, she hurried to the next door compound to pick up the children. Ye Sitian had already fallen asleep, and the other two boys were watching TV at Zhou's house, not wanting to leave. Wang Zizhen: "Let's go, we're going home."
Aunt Zhou quickly asked: "How is it?"
Wang Zizhen: "I'm doing fine here, I don't know how Daqiang is doing."
"That's good, that's good."
Aunt Zhou: "Okay, take the kids home to rest, they have to go to school tomorrow."
Wang Zizhen: “Hey.”
She led the child home and saw that the lights in her house were on. She hurried over and Daqiang said excitedly: "Wife..."
After a pause, he realized that it was not appropriate to say these words in the yard, so he quickly took his sleeping daughter and told his two sons, "Hurry up and wash up and go to bed."
Siyuan and Sijia said "oh" and obediently went to the yard to wash. Now the faucets have been connected to every household, but there is a well in their yard, so in order to save water, everyone still has to use water in the yard.
Daqiang and Wang Zizhen came together and asked, "How much?"
Wang Zizhen said: "I haven't ordered yet."
The two of them immediately started counting the money. Wang Zizhen: "50 cents a bag, I sold 17 yuan in total."
Daqiang: "Let me look at myself. I am number nineteen."
The two looked at each other. Wang Zizhen said, "So we made a total of thirty-six dollars."
Daqiang: "No, we have costs."
Wang Zizhen: "Let me calculate the cost... It's about five yuan, probably less than that, so our net profit is... thirty-one yuan." She swallowed and said, "More than thirty yuan."
She didn't make more than 30 yuan a month! Wang Zizhen felt her heart beat faster when she thought of this. No wonder there are more people setting up stalls now than in previous years. This, this, this is really profitable. She was nervous and excited. She held the man's hand and said, "Let's continue tomorrow."
Daqiang nodded quickly, he was also very excited, because he was doing heavy physical work, he could earn a lot, but if you really think about it, selling popcorn for two days would earn more than he would make in a month at work, and it was only in the evening.
Daqiang was in a daze and sighed: "Is this money so easy to fight for?"
Wang Zizhen was also in a daze. She quickly said, "The remaining popcorn in our house can only be sold for two days."
She was unsure when she started this business, so she didn't prepare much. She thought that if it didn't make money, her family could eat it slowly. But she didn't expect that it would sell so well. She said, "We will sell it first, and then find the popcorn man after we sell it."
Daqiang: "Okay."
The two of them just felt that their lives were really prosperous. Compared to what their family made, Mingmei and her family made a lot of money. After all, the investment was high and the income was high. However, the income of Daqiang and his family as small traders was also unmatched by many families.
Wang Zizhen: "Let's do a good job!"
Daqiang: “Okay.”
Wang Zizhen stood up and put the money away. She was the one who managed the money in her family. She put the money in a small box and whispered to Daqiang, "We have four hundred dollars in savings."
In fact, they are both hardworking people, and their income is not bad, so they live a good life. But because there are three children in the family, it is much more difficult to save money.
Although the older generation likes to have many children, life is indeed much harder with many children, and they are not able to resist risks. Even though Daqiang and Wang Zizhen are so hardworking, they don't have much savings because they have three children.
If they hadn't earned thirty-one today, they would have less than four hundred in their savings.
Wang Zizhen thought: "If we continue to work for a while, we will have a lot of savings."
Daqiang smiled and nodded in response.
If his family wanted to save money, they could actually save it, but if they lived frugally just to save money, that was not what Wang Zizhen wanted. She didn't know how to live, but just look at Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhao. They could wear ordinary clothes, but they would never skimp on food and drink. This was the foundation of the body, and Wang Zizhen thought it made sense. Her husband was a hard worker, so she was even more so.
In their team, Daqiang eats the best except for the leader.
Other families would be more or less frugal, but Wang Zizhen would never cut back on her man's food. He worked hard and should eat well. She did not necessarily buy meat often, but she was good at fishing. After get off work, she would go fishing with her man, which was also a way to supplement nutrition.
Sometimes on weekends, I would go to the suburbs and mountains with Aunt Zhao and the others, and they would provide me with enough staple food.
That's why his family couldn't save much money.
Wang Zizhen put away the money box, Daqiang took her in his arms and said, "You haven't had a good life following me all these years..."
Wang Zizhen said seriously, "Stop talking nonsense. These years have been the most comfortable life for me. I have enough food and warm clothes, my husband and I both make money, and we have sensible and obedient children. Even our neighbors can give us advice and help us. I think this is great. If I were still in the mountain village, I would never be able to live like this. I know you are good to me."
Daqiang: "You are also good to me. In our team, no one can eat fish and meat every other day. Lao Chen in our team also often fishes, but he always sells it for money. He is not willing to eat it himself."
Wang Zizhen: "Aunt Zhao said that the harder you work, the better to take care of yourself. Otherwise, if your body breaks down, no matter how much money you make, it won't make up for it. I think this makes sense. You are the pillar of our family, so you have to take care of yourself."
After a pause, she said, "Actually, I've always wanted you to change jobs. You can't do this job all the time."
Daqiang: "I am in my prime, there is no need."
Wang Zizhen rolled his eyes at him and said, "You are still young, but if you keep doing this kind of heavy physical work, your body will be hollowed out sooner or later. I don't want you to be like that."
Daqiang wanted to say something else.
Wang Zizhen said, "Let's make an agreement. If our small business continues to be good and we get subsidies, you can transfer to another position, okay?"
Daqiang looked at his wife's worried expression, hesitated for a moment, and said, "But I can earn more this way."
Wang Zizhen: "But I want you to be well, and if you transfer to a less tiring position, we can sell more things after get off work, so it's the same thing. Okay?"
Daqiang thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay."
After the couple had discussed it, Wang Zizhen heaved a sigh of relief and said, "It's getting late, let's go to bed."
The two were in a good mood. When they were discussing these things at home, they didn't know that others were also discussing them. Bai Fendou made a surprised sound and said, "Wang Zizhen and Daqiang are also out setting up stalls?"
He Lan nodded: "When I went to the toilet just now, I saw Wang Zizhen coming to pick up the child. I saw that she was so happy that she seemed to be doing a good job."
Bai Fendou: "Oh my gosh! He actually has a stall too. Wouldn't that be embarrassing?"
He Lan: "What's so embarrassing about that? He has three children, so the burden is heavier than ours."
Although Bai Fendou's family income is not as high as Wang Zizhen's, after all, He Lan does not work. But generally speaking, his family is much better off. There are fewer children. Bai Fendou fell silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "What do you think our family can do?"
He Lan: “Ah?”
She opened her eyes wide in surprise.
Bai Fendou: "They are all busy now. If we don't work harder, won't we fall behind? Am I not even as good as a poor girl from the mountains? Our family must also work hard. I'll think about it."
He Lan: “Ah?”
She was really a little confused.
Bai Fendou: "Look, Aunt Zhao is leading her daughter-in-law to set up a stall, Wang Zizhen and Daqiang are selling things in front of the cinema, and Wang Xiangxiu is leading her son to help others make clothes and quilts at home. If we don't take action, won't we fall behind? Believe it or not, Aunt Wang and Aunt Zhou will also have to take action soon."
He sees everything.
He Lan: “…”
She scratched her head.
Bai Fendou: "Wife, I can't marry you and let you live a worse life than others, right? No, I have to think about it and think about it carefully."
Bai Fendou felt that his wife was a lady from a wealthy family and married him. Not only did she take good care of him, but she also provided him with children. Over the years, no one would laugh at him like before, and he was living a good life.
He was so happy, so naturally he wanted a better family, his Qingqing was still young. As parents, they had to save some for their daughter, otherwise the children around them were all good, but his daughter was not, how could this be possible.
His family cannot fall behind.
What other children have, his children must also have.
He said: "Let me ask, it's not that difficult to set up a stall, in fact I can do it too."
He Lan: “…”
But soon, she stopped talking. In fact, she could understand Bai Fendou's feelings. Who doesn't want to live a better life? She thought for a while and said, "My brother left me a thousand yuan before he left. If you want to do business, we can use it as capital."
In fact, her brother gave her 2,000 yuan, but she didn't tell him the whole story. Although Bai Fendou treated her very well, she was really hurt by the Fan family and felt a little uneasy.
After He Lan said this, Bai Fendou frowned in disapproval and said, "What are you talking about? This is the money your brother gave you. You have to keep it for yourself and give it to Qingqing later. We can't spend it. I'm a man and I can't be so shameless. How can I spend my wife's money? I can't!"
He Lan: "This can be used as capital..."
Bai Fendou: "Don't we have some savings? Don't worry about it. Besides, why do we need such a large amount of capital? I have never done this before. We can't invest too much at the beginning. Let's start with a small business. Don't worry about it."
He Lan: "Okay."
People are really different. Although Bai Fendou still has some minor problems and has caused trouble over the years, he is completely different from before they got married. And no matter what his personality is, no matter how much he likes to brag, show off, and be impulsive, he is very good to her.
She said, "No matter what, I'll listen to you."
Bai Fendou: "Hey."
He laughed happily and said, "Okay, just watch and listen to me."
Bai Fendou said: "I can't fall behind."
He suddenly clapped his hands and said, "Don't mention it, I actually have an idea."
He Lan: "What?"
Bai Fendou: "We can buy a tricycle. I will go to the train station in the evening to pick up passengers. People who come from far away usually have luggage and may need a tricycle. We can also go on Sundays. Although the cost is not small, this car is a big item and it is also a family property. Even if we stop working, we can sell it. What do you think?"
He Lan: "This is too tiring."
She frowned: "Why did you think of this? This is a bit tiring."
Bai Fendou took it for granted: "If you want to make money, what can you do if you are not tired? Why do you want to make money if you are not tired? Isn't it also tiring for me to work now? Besides, it's not that bad for me to go to the train station to solicit customers. I only work for a short time every day, and I will come back when I am tired. I will not work until late at night, but come back around ten o'clock. Otherwise, I will just chat in the yard during this time. It is better to make money, don't you think?"
The more he thought about it, the happier he became. He asked, "How much is our savings?"
This deposit refers to his own savings over the years, not He Lan’s private money.
He Lan: "We have 800 at home."
Bai Fendou: "A brand new ginseng costs only about 400 yuan, which is enough. Not bad, this is a good idea..."
While the Bai family was thinking about it, Zhou Qun was also tossing and turning and couldn't sleep. Bang!
Jiang Lu kicked him off the bed. Zhou Qun asked, "What are you doing?"
Jiang Lu: "You're still asking me? Why are you tossing and turning? If you don't want to sleep, go to the yard and don't disturb my sleep. I have to go to work tomorrow."
Zhou Qun got up from the ground and sat by the window, saying, "Now that everyone is starting to make extra money, shouldn't we also think of a way?"
Jiang Lu was half asleep and said, "What are you talking about? We are working hard and not being lazy."
Zhou Qun: "But they are not limited to working hard. Look at them working so hard, aren't you moved? Believe it or not, our compound is going to change. It is going to change. Everyone is different now."
Jiang Lu: “…”
She turned over and went to sleep, but Zhou Qun kept on nagging: "Everyone has started to take action. Just wait and see. Soon there will be more people joining. We can't fall behind. Otherwise, if everyone else starts to make money and only our family is still following the routine, we won't be able to keep up with the pace of the compound. Wouldn't that be embarrassing?"
Jiang Lu: “Hoohoo~~~”
Zhou Qun: "I know Bai Fendou best. He is a very good student. Just watch him and he must be thinking about these things at home. We can't fall behind Bai Fendou, right?"
If you really want to talk about it, Zhou Qun and Bai Fendou didn't have any major conflicts before, nor did they fight. It was Bai Fendou who was jealous of Zhou Qun, and Zhou Qun was looked down upon by everyone. The reason why their relationship changed was that rainy night.
That legendary rainy night when “it’s rainy and you carry a knife but not an umbrella.”
That night when Zhou Qun tried to talk about struggle and everything went wrong.
That Zhou Qun was directly destroyed by Bai Fendou. The night when Bai Fendou almost lost his innocence.
From then on, Bai Fendou's number one enemy was Zhou Qun, no one else. Even though life was going smoothly now and everyone was just neighbors, it looked no different than before. But Bai Fendou still despised Zhou Qun the most, and the one he wanted to compete with the most was Zhou Qun.
What a coincidence. Zhou Qun is the same.
Over the past ten years or so, Bai Fendou has been compared with Zhou Qun. As Zhou Qun has been compared more often, he has also become Bai Fendou's rival.
Anyway, Zhou Qun felt that he could not fall behind.
Zhou Qun has always been the richest man in the compound, how could he fall behind?
He pondered: "Bai Fendou doesn't have much ability, but he must find a way. He probably can't set up a stall because of his bad temper. I don't know what he will do... If I want to make extra money, what should I do?"
The more Zhou Qun thought about it, the more excited he became, and he couldn't sleep.
He stood up all of a sudden. Jiang Lu: “Hoohoo~”
Zhou Qun was pacing around the room. Jiang Lu sensed the sound of his voice and reached out to grab a pillow and threw it at him, "Get lost!"
Zhou Qun immediately caught up and said, "How come you have such a bad temper, woman?"
He threw the pillow back, put on his clothes and went out: "If I can't afford to offend you, can't I just hide from you?"
He went out and stood in the main room, listening to his son talking in his sleep. He was afraid that it would disturb his son, so he hurried out. It was dark and windy. Zhou Qunlin sat on a small stool at the door.
As I was smoking, I saw the door at the front door creak open, and the person who opened the door was Bai Fendou.
Bai Fendou was also holding a stool in his hand, and it was clear that he wanted to sit at the door for a while. When he saw Zhou Qun as soon as he went out, he was confused for a second, and then he went back to the house with the stool. Hum, he said, Zhou Qun must have the same idea, and it must be the same.
Damn it! Zhou Qun saw that Bai Fendou was also firm in his thoughts. Bai Fendou really had something in mind. He really had an idea.
What should he do? Zhou Qun was just thinking about it when he saw Bai Fendou coming back. Bai Fendou snorted and sat down with a bench. He regretted it as soon as he came back. Why should he hide from Zhou Qun? Zhou Qun was not a big shot.
He also sat at the door, lit a cigarette, started smoking and thinking about buying a tricycle. It would be a good idea to rely on a tricycle to pick up passengers. The reason he thought of this was because Zhuang Zhixi took a tricycle when he came back from another place. Although the trip was not far, it was still fifty cents.
So he felt that this was quite well done.
It's only 50 cents if it's this close, wouldn't it be more expensive if it's farther away? He can easily make a few dollars in one night. If he works harder at the beginning, he can earn back his capital earlier, and the rest is pure profit.
Even if I quit one day, I can still sell it for money.
Bai Fendou had a good idea and he had a weird smile on his face.
Zhou Qun watched Bai Fendou's smile become more and more obscene, and guessed that this man must have some idea of making money. If he had an idea, what should he do? Zhou Qun was anxious and worried.
Just as the two of them were silent and calculating, Yang Lixin also came out from the backyard. To be honest, Yang Lixin's life was actually not bad. Although he was a live-in son-in-law, he had food and drink, and the place treated him well. Although he was a little estranged from his parents, it was good to have enough food and clothes to eat and wear in recent years.
Otherwise, what else could he have as a poor boy from the countryside?
Life was pretty good, but Yang Lixin had been feeling a bit itchy lately. He was a cook, and although he had a job and dinner parties outside, his income was actually not as good as the fried dough sticks stand at the entrance of the alley in the morning.
Outsiders can't see it, but as an expert, he can see clearly that this stall is very profitable.
If he starts working in the morning, it would be more work than going to work and cooking outside. Logically speaking, although he is tempted, he knows that his family will definitely not agree to do this, and he himself feels that it is not possible.
After all, being a self-employed person is so shameful, only workers are respectable.
However, the atmosphere in the yard has been a bit unstable recently. What's more, the old man at the entrance of the alley recently bought a house and is moving to a place farther away. He doesn't plan to work here anymore. It is said that there is a school where he moved to, and he plans to do business in front of the school.
Then there will be no fried dough sticks stall at the entrance of the alley on their side.
Yang Lixin was suddenly excited. In fact, he could do it and do it very well.
But he couldn't bear to give up his job as a worker, and his family would definitely not agree. As a result, Yang Lixin was very conflicted. His son was already so old, and he wanted to do something for himself. Even if he was a worker now, he would be working as a second cook behind his father-in-law, which he felt was somewhat boring.
Yang Lixin couldn't sleep and didn't dare sit at the door of his house, so he had to go to the front yard. But when he walked over, Wow!
What is this front yard for?
He stared at Bai Fendou and Zhou Qun with doubtful eyes, and vaguely suspected that these two shameless people were not out for a tryst in the middle of the night. After all, they had criminal records. Yang Lixin's eyes were full of doubt.
Zhou Qun: "What's that look on your face? Why are you in the front yard?"
Yang Lixin: "Why don't you sleep?"
Tryst, this is definitely a tryst!
He looked down upon their behavior and said, "You are going too far, aren't you? This is too inhumane at this time of night. Are you worthy of He Lan and Jiang Lu?"
It was not okay in the first place. He was a eunuch and he actually went out for a tryst at night.
Too much!
Zhou Qun: “…”
Bai Fendou: “…”
The two people said in unison: "You should shut up."
Bai Fendou: "You are talking nonsense. I will beat you to death."
Zhou Qun: "Please stop destroying my reputation, or I will be rude to you."
Yang Lixin didn't quite believe it and asked, "What are you really doing? Why are you all in the yard?"
Zhou Qun pursed his lips and said, "I can't sleep."
He said, "What about you? Why are you out too?"
Yang Lixin: "...I can't sleep either."
At this time, Bai Fendou also spoke faintly: "I can't sleep either."
Just as the three were talking, the door creaked open, and Zhuang Zhixi came out with his clothes on, saying, "What a coincidence. I can't sleep either."
Several people looked at each other: "..."
(End of this chapter)
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