"So these people will live like this for the rest of their lives?"
"Who doesn't live like this for the rest of their life? Even people who love each other can break up, so why can't people who don't love each other live together for the rest of their lives?" Cao An sighed. This was why he was unwilling to settle for less.
"Then I must find someone I love, I don't want to settle for anything less!"
Cao An shook his head helplessly, "Don't worry, I'll check it for you!" If you want to marry her, you have to pass this test.
"Then why aren't you married yet, brother? Didn't mom introduce you to a blind date?"
"Of course not!" Liu Hui said angrily, stirring the pot with a spatula. "I introduced you to more than ten, but you're still not satisfied."
"They're either afraid of me, or they see me as a police officer and want to curry favor with me. How can I like that?"
Xia Youyou covered her mouth and laughed secretly, "So brother, you also want to find someone to love?"
Isn't that nonsense? Cao An looked awkward. "It still depends on fate. When the time comes, you will find it naturally."
"Maybe that person is waiting for you in an unknown place."
The next day, Cao An sent Xia Youyou to the scrap station, and saw a round-faced girl standing in front of the scrap station. She seemed to have been there for a long time, and her body was covered with dew.
"It's He Mei." Xia Youyou ran over from the alley.
"He Mei, why are you here so early?"
Before He Mei could say anything, Cao An spoke first.
"Youyou, I'm going back to the bureau first. If you have anything, go directly to the bureau to find Li Zhao." He had to run to various brigades every day and couldn't stay in the bureau, so he could only ask Li Zhao to take care of her.
"Okay, bye bro!"
After Cao An walked away, Xia Youyou pulled He Mei into the house, unlocked the door, asked her to sit at the table, and then started talking about business.
"Are you really getting married?"
"Yeah. I confronted my parents about it when I got home that day." When she got home that day, her family beat her up. She had threatened to commit suicide in exchange for her freedom.
"So do you really like that person? You're not just looking for someone just to get away from that family?"
He Mei smiled shyly and shook her head. "It wasn't casual. He actually said he liked me a long time ago, but I refused because my parents didn't want me to date. It was only after getting to know him that I fell in love with him. After the Chinese New Year, I went to see him after I got back to work. He agreed to marry me, so we got together."
Xia Youyou finally felt relieved. "It's good that you two really love each other. I was just worried that you were just trying to please your family and marry someone you didn't know. That's why you made up an excuse to have him call you over."
"Thank you, Youyou." He Mei's eyes were red. She had just given Xia Youyou directions unintentionally, and she had never expected that Xia Youyou would think so much of her. "I know that the hundred yuan was given by you. I will pay you back slowly after I get my salary."
"What nonsense are you talking about? I bought things for my mother-in-law, and I still think it's too little! Come back and move after you finish your food. Yesterday I saw that he was a little thin, so I wanted to give him 100 kilograms, but I was afraid he couldn't move it, so I only gave him 50 kilograms."
"That iron pot is worth so much money?"
"Yes, it is very valuable. It is an old item."
He Mei finally felt relieved and told her what happened that night.
"After my parents beat me, I said I'd never marry that widower, and I went on a hunger strike for two days. When he came to visit me for the New Year and saw me on hunger strike, he gave up, and that's how I was able to escape this misery. After the textile factory reopened, I found Liu Peng." Her face flushed red as she spoke. "Liu Peng is my boyfriend. He wanted to marry me without hesitation after he learned about my situation. He even came to my parents' house to negotiate, and he was really struggling with the 100 yuan betrothal gift. His grandmother raised him alone, and she lived a tight life every month, with no savings. I didn't expect him to ask his grandmother to sell her old things, and then run into you." She took Xia Youyou's hand.
"Youyou, I really appreciate you. When I went to your house that day, you took me in, and now you've helped me with such a big favor. I really don't know how to repay you."
"Your happiness is my reward!" She never asked for anything else from those who were kind to her, she just wanted them to be happy.
He Mei came to see Xia Youyou before work hours, looked at the watch on her wrist, and said goodbye.
"Then you can come and visit me when you're free. And be sure to tell me when you've decided on the wedding date."
"I will definitely tell you!"
After seeing He Mei off, Xia Youyou met a few guys from the black market.
Liu Chao brought some people over to carry food. After the Lunar New Year, everyone's food reserves were running low, and those who wanted to buy food from her had gone to the black market managers. Cooperation could be considered a win-win situation, so Liu Chao had already brought some people over early in the morning.
"Sister, our person in charge said that this can be done, and he also told the brothers that you will definitely not be involved in this matter."
We are all smart people, and working with smart people is a pleasure. "Wait a minute, I'll open the door, and you can come in and move it later."
She had just opened the door and finished chatting with He Mei when Liu Chao arrived. She hadn't had time to release the food yet. Fortunately, she had changed the packaging with her brother before, so now all she had to do was release the food from the space.
He returned to the house, found an empty space, cleaned it up with a broom, and with a wave of his hand, he put out a ton of grain. He went out and said, "Come in, take as much as you can, all weighing 51 kilograms." To make it easier to carry, those who could carry more took two bags, and those who couldn't carry more took one bag.
Liu Chao looked at the fine grains before him, feeling a strange emotion. This would be his second source of income, and he hoped his family would continue to thrive.
Liu Chao brought six people with him, each weighing at least 100 kilograms. In those days, adult men, especially those involved in the black market, were all weak. Liu Chao alone carried 150 kilograms.
Xia Youyou looked at the money in her hand and looked at him worriedly. "You live close to me, why are you moving so much? Just sell it all and come back later. Don't exhaust yourself."
"It's okay, I can move it." He just wanted to sell the grain quickly to get his money back. With so much high-quality grain, Xia Youyou couldn't let anyone take it first and then get paid, so they all bought it with their own money and then sold it. Even if they couldn't sell it, it would be nice to keep it for themselves at home. The supply and marketing cooperative sold it for two cents!
No matter how you look at it, it's a business that's sure to make money.
The black market managed by Liu Chao was the closest to the scrap yard, and many people had met Xia Youyou there. Having bought from there before, they knew the grain was good, white and large. Therefore, as soon as Liu Chao arrived at the market, the 150 kilograms of grain were snatched up.
He returned to the scrap yard, and Xia Youyou looked at the food he moved onto his shoulders in a daze.
“Is it so easy to sell?”
"Isn't it all thanks to you for opening up the market earlier?" He just sold it for 16 cents, making an extra cent, and people were still scrambling to buy it.
It seems that this business can really make my life better.
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