Chapter 59 This man is so nice!
At five o'clock in the morning, when the sky was just beginning to turn pale, Xu Yao wrapped herself tightly in her old cotton-padded jacket, clutching the lost IOU and passbook, and trotted all the way to the supply and marketing cooperative.
The cold wind blew into her neck as if it was free, making her shiver.
The vicious "throat-cutting" gesture made by her third sister last night was like a cold stone pressing on her heart, preventing her from sleeping well all night.
Oh, no matter what she does, today is the first step of Xu Yao’s rebirth, and we must stand up!
The dim lights in the supply and marketing cooperative have been turned on, and the salesperson Aunt Wang is busy arranging the shelves.
Aunt Wang was a warm-hearted woman. Seeing Xu Yao's pale face, she asked with concern, "Hey, Yao girl, you look so bad? Did you not sleep well? Come on, drink some hot water to warm yourself up first."
As she spoke, Aunt Wang handed over an enamel pot filled with steaming brown sugar water.
Xu Yao held the warm jar in her arms, and her heart also warmed up: "Thank you, Aunt Wang."
"What are you thanking me for? Drink it quickly." Aunt Wang smiled and pointed to the pile of cloth in the corner. "My daughter, I knew you were coming, so I specially saved the last two pieces of Dacron for you. They are still cheap now, so hurry up and take them."
Dacron!
This is good stuff!
In this era, Dacron is a symbol of fashion. Clothes made of it will make you look very impressive when you wear them!
Xu Yao was delighted and nodded quickly: "Yes! Yes! Aunt Wang, you have helped me a lot!"
She was about to go over to get the cloth, but she saw that over on the shelf, Sun's mother was stuffing cotton thread into the basket in bundles like a hardworking little bee.
"Hey, isn't this the girl from the Xu family?" The crow's feet at the corners of Sun's mother's eyes were all smiling, but her tone was full of undisguised sarcasm, "Why, you're also doing small business? With your delicate skin and tender flesh, can you endure this hardship?"
Xu Yao sneered in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She replied calmly, "Aunt Sun, you don't need to worry about this."
"Hmph, you're just being stubborn!" Sun's mother curled her lips, ignored her, and continued stuffing things into the basket.
Xu Yao was too lazy to argue with her and was about to turn around to get the cloth when suddenly, a tall figure blocked her way.
It’s Xue Han!
He was holding a thermos bucket in his hand and stuffed it into Xu Yao's arms without saying a word. Then he turned around and looked at Sun's mother coldly.
"Aunt Wang, where is the blue cloth you left for my sister?" Xue Han's voice was low and cold, like a sharp knife, stabbing straight at Sun's mother.
"You...your sister?" Sun's mother's face changed instantly, and she stammered, "I...I don't know..."
Xue Han's eyes became even colder, like two ice swords, and he pointed directly at Sun's mother: "You don't know? Aunt Wang said that she specially reserved two pieces of Dacron for my sister, don't you know?"
Frightened by his intimidating aura, Sun's mother stepped back repeatedly, her eyes flickering, not daring to look him in the eye.
"I...I..." She hesitated for a long time and couldn't utter a complete sentence. In the end, she could only hold the basket and leave the supply and marketing cooperative in shame.
Humph, you want to fight with me?
Xue Han sneered in his heart. With this kind of fighting ability, he dared to show himself out?
He turned around, leaned down, and said to Xu Yao in a low voice: "I asked my comrades to use their connections to get you a batch of foreign trade tail-end fabrics. The quality is very good and the style is novel. It will definitely sell well."
Last batch of foreign trade orders?
Xu Yao's heart was shocked. This was a surprise!
You know, in this era, foreign trade goods are rare and will definitely attract a large number of customers!
She raised her head and looked at Xue Han, her eyes feeling a little hot.
She found that there was a thick layer of new callus on the base of his right hand.
He must have ridden his bike all over the county overnight to gather all the fabrics, right?
This man is so... great!
"Thank you, Xue Han." Xu Yao's voice was a little choked.
"What are you thanking me for?" Xue Han grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. "We are family, so we don't have to talk about different things."
A family... Hearing these three words, Xu Yao's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.
When the market opened, it suddenly started to rain heavily.
"Oh, what a horrible weather!"
"This rain is too heavy!"
The originally bustling market suddenly became a mess.
The vendors were scrambling to pack up their goods and the customers were hiding away.
Xu Yao was also extremely anxious. These fabrics couldn't get wet!
Suddenly, a green military coat with a military feel was placed over her basket.
Xue Han took off his military coat without saying a word and wrapped Xu Yao's basket tightly.
"What are you doing?" Xu Yao was anxious. "It's raining so hard, what are you wearing?"
"It's okay, I'm in good health, and it's no big deal to get caught in the rain." Xue Han said nonchalantly.
The two of them huddled under an old locust tree at the entrance of the market to take shelter from the rain.
The rain dripped down the leaves and wet their shoulders.
Xu Yao secretly glanced at Xue Han. His hair was wet with a few strands sticking to his forehead, making him look even more heroic.
His Adam's apple rolled and he whispered, "You should have brought an umbrella."
Xu Yao smelled the faint scent of camphor on him and suddenly remembered that in her previous life, he always did this and left the last clean clothes in the house to her.
"Yeah." Xu Yao responded softly, with an inexplicable emotion surging in her heart.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and there seemed to be no sign of stopping.
"When will the rain stop?" Xu Yao looked at the sky worriedly.
Xue Han looked up at the sky, then looked at Xu Yao, hesitated for a moment, and said, "How about we first..."
"Hey, Brother Xue is here too! Come and give me a hand. It's raining so hard that everything is getting wet!"
At this moment, Lao Zhang, the stall owner at the market, shouted loudly towards them from a distance, breaking the ambiguous atmosphere.
Old Zhang's shout made Xue Han swallow back the words he hadn't finished saying. He felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly.
He glared at Lao Zhang fiercely and thought to himself: This old guy, I will never help him move things next time!
Xu Yao was also a little confused by the sudden shouting.
She looked at Xue Han, then at Lao Zhang, and laughed in her heart: It seems that even this cold-faced tough guy has his good deeds interrupted!
The rain gradually subsided and the air was filled with the smell of earth.
The sun also struggled to peek out from the clouds, casting a layer of golden light on the wet market.
"Let's go and take a look." Xue Han broke the silence first, picked up a bench on the ground, and motioned Xu Yao to follow.
The two of them came to Xu Yao's stall. Just as they put the fabrics in place and before they could even shout, they saw Lao Zhang shouting and promoting the product: "Don't miss it if you pass by! The fabrics made by the Xu family girl are affordable and beautiful. My wife is rushing to buy them! If you don't believe me, just ask her!"
In the crowd, an old lady smiled and raised a piece of floral cloth in her hand: "That's right, the color of this cloth is bright and it feels comfortable. It's obviously a good thing!"
Xu Yao was so happy that her heart was beaming with joy. Old Zhang was truly a living Lei Feng!
Just when the business was about to flourish, suddenly, a sarcastic voice came out: "Don't be fooled! Her fabrics are adulterated! They are all shoddy cotton!"
Xu Yao looked up and thought, wow, isn't this a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road? It was Sun's mother who was speaking!
Sun's mother stood in the crowd with her hands on her hips, like a fighting cock, her eyes full of malice.
"Aunt Sun, please don't talk nonsense!" Xu Yao was not someone to be trifled with. She stepped forward and stared at Sun's mother without showing any weakness. "Everyone knows the quality of my fabrics. You have no basis for your claims, so please stop gossiping!"
"Humph, who knows if you used some shameful means!" Sun's mother sneered and pointed at a plain-dressed woman in the crowd and said, "Ask her if the cloth she bought from you faded after washing it!"
The lady looked bewildered: "I... I haven't washed it yet..."
Mother Sun choked and her face turned purple.
Xu Yao seized the opportunity and raised her voice and said, "Dear folks, in order to let you buy with confidence, I will inspect the goods here in public today! If there is any problem with the quality of my fabric, I will refund you on the spot!"
As he spoke, Xu Yao picked up a pair of scissors, cut a small hole in a piece of Dacron cloth, and then tore it hard, revealing the snow-white cotton core inside.
"Everyone, look carefully. My fabric is made of the same good cotton inside and out. There is absolutely no adulteration!" Xu Yao held up the fabric in her hand so that everyone could see it clearly.
There was a burst of exclamations from the crowd.
"This girl from the Xu family is so honest!"
"Yes, if you dare to inspect the goods in public, you must be confident in your own products!"
"This fabric looks really good, I want to buy one too!"
For a while, a long line formed in front of Xu Yao's stall, and everyone was scrambling to buy her fabrics.
Looking at the tense scene in front of her, Sun's mother stamped her feet in anger, but she could do nothing but leave in shame.
In the evening, Xu Yao counted the twenty yuan she earned that day, and she was so happy.
This is her first pot of gold after her rebirth!
She took the money and trotted all the way to the hospital. When she opened the door of the ward, she saw Father Xu lying on the bed, his face pale and weak.
"Dad, look, I made twenty dollars today!" Xu Yao handed the money to his father and said excitedly.
Father Xu took the money and counted it one by one with trembling hands, tears streaming down his face.
"Yao, you are better than your mother back then..." Father Xu said with a sob, and before he finished his words, he started coughing violently.
"Dad! Are you okay?" Xu Yao was frightened and quickly stepped forward to support Father Xu.
Seeing this, Xue Han didn't say anything and directly carried Xu's father off the bed.
"I'll take him to the hospital!" Xue Han said in a deep voice.
"I'll carry it myself!" Xu Yao was anxious and wanted to take Xu's father from Xue Han's back.
"What you hold in your hand is the life-saving money for your whole family." Xue Han said without looking back, and ran to the hospital carrying Xu's father on his back.
His voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable power that instantly calmed Xu Yao down.
Xu Yao looked at Xue Han's tall back, her heart filled with emotion and warmth.
She clutched the money tightly in her hand and quickly followed.
When they arrived at the hospital, the doctor quickly examined Mr. Xu and prescribed some medicine.
Xu Yao took the medicine and finally felt relieved.
"Thank you so much today, Xue Han." Xu Yao looked at Xue Han gratefully.
"What are you thanking me for? I've already said it, we're family so we shouldn't have different opinions." Xue Han grinned, revealing a row of white teeth.
It was late at night. Xu Yao dragged her tired body back home, washed up simply, and lay down on the bed.
What happened today played in her mind like a movie.
She thought of the hateful face of Sun's mother, Lao Zhang's enthusiastic shouting, and Xue Han's silent protection, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"Everything is moving in the right direction!" Xu Yao murmured to herself.
Early in the morning, when the first ray of sunlight shone into the room, Xu Yao was already dressed and ready to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to purchase goods.
She pushed her bicycle and just walked out of the house, she found Xue Han already waiting there.
"I'll take you there." Xue Han said simply.
"No need, I can go by myself." Xu Yao said a little embarrassedly.
"It's okay. I'm fine anyway." Xue Han took the handlebars from Xu Yao without saying a word and pushed the bicycle forward.
Xu Yao had no choice but to follow him, and the two of them spoke in silence along the way.
Suddenly, Xu Yao discovered that there seemed to be something wrong with the back seat of Xue Han's bicycle.
When she took a closer look, she gasped - the back seat of Xue Han's bicycle had been pried open!
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