"What are you two doing? Haven't you finished counting yet?" Lin Yi found it funny, these two money-grubbers.
After Yongqiang locked the door, he immediately came back to continue counting the money. He lifted the sack covering the money and said, "Oh, uncle, how much did I count just now?"
Cai Genbao also laughed: "I don't know, I didn't pay attention. If you forget, just count it again."
"Okay," Yongqiang didn't feel like he was being teased at all, and happily started counting again.
Cai Genbao looked at his nephew with amusement, then at Lin Yi: "Brother-in-law, we can't catch the train to Beijing today. Let's take the early train tomorrow. There's one around 7 o'clock."
Lin Yi was hanging his freshly washed underwear on the line in front of the window when he turned around and said to Cai Genbao, "We've been out for half a month now and have earned enough money. Let's go back tomorrow."
Cai Genbao thought about it and realized that it was true. It had been half a month and he hadn't sent a telegram home. Who knew his family would be worried about him? Besides, they had so much money. Purchasing goods worth 20,000 yuan was already the limit of their transportation capacity.
It’s not safe to carry the remaining 40,000 yuan with me, so I should go home first.
"Okay, then when are we leaving? Do you need me to buy tickets in advance?" Cai Genbao said.
"Let's go tomorrow morning. There's a train to our town at around 9:00 am. There's no need to buy tickets in advance. You can buy them when you get on the bus." Lin Yi replied.
"Okay, then I'll pack up. When we go out to eat later, remember to buy a box of wine for Dad and bring it back tomorrow." The eldest brother-in-law earns so much money, and buying wine is something that his sister had promised a long time ago, so Cai Genbao reminded his brother-in-law without any hesitation.
"Okay, remember this. By the way, count out ten thousand yuan later, five thousand each for you and Yongqiang. This money is your salary and commission for the next half month. Take the money and go out for a walk and buy some gifts for your family," said Lin Yi.
"Five thousand! Brother-in-law, are you serious?" Cai Genbao knew that his brother-in-law would definitely give him some, but he thought it would only be a thousand or eight hundred. He didn't expect it to be so much.
"I earned 60,000 yuan, and I'll only give you 5,000 yuan. I hope you don't mind it being too little," Lin Yi said with a smile.
"It's quite a lot, quite a lot. Besides, earning 60,000 is your ability. You didn't hide this ability from me, and I also learned a lot. I appreciate your kindness. Can you give me some money?" Zhao Xianshui asked tentatively.
"Okay, I'll give you five hundred. I'll give the remaining four thousand five hundred to Yongqiang's grandmother and ask her to save it to find an aunt for Yongqiang." Lin Yi teased him.
"No, no, no, brother-in-law, I won't say anything more. Thank you, brother-in-law." The upright young man Cai Genbao has also become a lot more slick these days.
"Then should we stay home for a few days before going out?" Oh, going home will delay a lot of business, which makes me sad.
"I have 50,000 yuan on hand, which is enough for my two children to go to college. It's also enough for Yongliang to get married in two years and build a house, so I don't want to move out for the time being."
"Then you're not going to do this business anymore? This is all money!" Cai Genbao was shocked by his brother-in-law's words. Such a good business, you just say you don't want to do it?
"How much money is enough? Are you short of money?" Lin Yi asked him.
"Everyone is short of money, but this is not a matter of lacking money." Cai Genbao scratched his head.
Last year, he was demobilized and the state gave him a considerable amount of resettlement compensation. He had only been home for three days when distant relatives, neighbors, and even people who were not related to him at all came to his house. Some wanted to introduce him to a partner, some wanted to build relationships with him, and some even asked to borrow money directly.
He was overwhelmed by the waves of visitors, so he discussed it with his parents and decided to put building a house on the agenda as soon as possible.
We went to the brick factory to place an order on the same day, and the construction team came in as soon as the brick delivery truck arrived the next day.
Not long after, his years of salary and severance pay were converted into several large, imposing tiled houses, and his home finally had some peace and quiet.
So, he actually doesn't have much money now.
Not only does he not have much money, he also has no job prospects. Every time he goes to the resettlement office to inquire, he is told to wait for news.
After serving in the army for 14 years, he has a junior high school education, can drive, do some simple car repairs, and has some martial arts skills. He is not completely useless, but he still can't find a job. The feeling of living off his savings is not good at all.
Besides, he has two daughters. Although the children are still young, they will grow up one day. If they are admitted to college and ask him for money, he can say to them: I'm sorry, Dad doesn't have any.
Is this reasonable?
Besides, he is the only son of his parents. Seeing that his parents are getting older, it is not uncommon for them to have a headache or fever. But if something happens, and he, as a son, cannot pay for it, is he still a human being?
The 5,000 yuan his brother-in-law gave him did ease his anxiety.
But is he satisfied with this? If he hadn't been out with his brother-in-law for the past two weeks, five thousand yuan would have made him very satisfied.
Seeing Cai Genbao's conflicted expression, Lin Yi asked him, "Do you want to continue doing this?"
"Then what else can I do? Go back to farm? I'm afraid I won't be able to calm down." Cai Genbao smiled bitterly.
"Do you have any life plans, career goals or anything like that? Tell me about it and I'll help you analyze it." It's true that it's hard to be without money, but when it comes to making money, how much is enough?
"I don't have any goals, and I don't know what I can do in the future. I can't go back to the army. In the past half month with you, I have earned more money than I could have earned in more than ten years of military service.
Alas, these days, I always think of a few good brothers when I was in the army. Some of them were injured while on missions, and their injuries were not light. They retired and returned to their hometowns a few years earlier than me. Some were missing arms, and some had broken legs.
Life is not easy for them. They have a big family and no connections, so they live worse than me. If I had money, I could help them." Cai Genbao sat on the edge of the bed with his head down, looking sad.
Lin Yimo.
After a while, Yongqiang's excited voice rang out in the room: "Dad, uncle, I just counted again, and it's correct!"
Lin Yi looked at his son and said to him, "Then count out another 20,000. Give 15,000 to your uncle and keep 5,000 for yourself."
"Okay," Yongqiang replied crisply, but then he said, "Huh? I'll keep the five thousand for myself? What do you mean?"
Cai Genbao also came to his senses: "Didn't we agree on 5,000? How did it become 15,000?"
"Don't you want to do something for your comrades? You can see that making money is not difficult for me. I also want to do my part for the heroes."
Lin Yi walked over and patted him on the shoulder: "If you want to continue this business, go ahead. This money can be used as capital. If you're too busy, you can ask your comrades for help. It's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. But you must be careful with financial dealings. Don't let good intentions turn into bad deeds. It's not uncommon for brothers to fall out over money. Think about it carefully."
Cai Genbao nodded vigorously and said, "Brother-in-law, thank you on behalf of my comrades." After that, he stood up at attention and saluted Lin Yi.
"We're family, no need to be polite." Lin Yi nodded.
"Hey, Dad, what did you mean by that to Uncle?" The boy was so engrossed in counting money that he had no idea what had just happened. "Are you two going to break up? Who should I follow then?"
Lin Yi glared at him angrily: "Who are you following? You follow the teacher!"
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