The next day, Xiao Weiguo got up before dawn, carried more than two thousand pairs of socks directly from Liu Ye's house, and went to another county town.
He'll have to work harder to sell all the socks within two weeks.
Fortunately, no matter how hard it was to make money, Xiao Weiguo was very happy. He was determined to give his younger siblings a better life as soon as possible.
Liu Erzhu came to the factory and announced that starting tomorrow, he would also buy socks at a price of five cents a pair.
As Xiao Weiguo had expected, upon hearing the news, Xiao Changsuo immediately gritted his teeth and raised the price by another ten cents, starting to buy pairs for six cents each.
Liu Erzhu secretly admired Xiao Weiguo after hearing feedback from his coworkers; he was right.
During this period, Xiao Changsuo drove his donkey cart to the county sock factory every day to buy socks.
With such high prices, he quickly bought 30,000 to 40,000 pairs of shoes, and soon all the money in his hands was gone. That was the entire savings of him, his two sons, and their three families.
Hearing that Liu Erzhu was still collecting money, he gritted his teeth and borrowed from all his relatives and friends, scraping together more than 10,000 yuan, intending not to leave any for Xiao Weiguo and to keep it all for himself.
When there are no more socks to collect here, he will do the same as Xiao Weiguo and go around selling them. Then he will become rich.
Even if I only make 50 cents per pair of socks, with 50,000 to 60,000 pairs, I'd still make 20,000 to 30,000.
You little bastard, you're so smug! I'll not only cut off your money-making path, but I'll also make a fortune from you. How about you get angry?
I'll make you disregard your father.
Xiao Changsuo grew increasingly smug, brimming with energy. At over fifty years old, he was more energetic than many young people. In one day, he collected over ten thousand pairs of shoes. Before nightfall, he hummed a tune as he drove his donkey cart home.
To save time, Xiao Weiguo would stay up very late every day to sell all the socks he brought before going home, often arriving home around 8 or 9 p.m.
Xiao Shanshan would leave dinner ready for her brother every day, waiting for him to come home before she would coax the two younger children to go to sleep together.
During this time, she saw her brother's hard work. The family was no longer short of money, and they no longer had to worry about three meals a day.
More importantly, she no longer had to live in fear under her brother's shadow. Those days of constant beatings and scoldings were gone forever.
Since her parents passed away, she had been longing for such a day.
As the eldest brother, he was like a father to the family, and under his care, the family lived a harmonious and happy life.
In that way, no matter how hard or tiring it is, Xiao Shanshan will not complain at all.
Now, the day has finally arrived. The money in the brother's hands is enough for their family to live a happy life.
But he kept trying. Although she didn't know her brother's future plans, she knew that the dawn had arrived for their family.
Therefore, Xiao Shanshan is also studying very hard. Since her brother insists on letting her go to school, she must do well in her studies and get into a good university to show her brother.
She wanted to make her brother understand that she would not let him down after all his hard work.
As Liu Ye's family's stock of socks gradually sold out, it was already the end of August.
With only two days left, summer vacation is coming to an end, and students who have enjoyed two months of freedom will soon be returning to the classroom.
Xiao Weiguo took out all the money he had earned and counted it; it totaled over 52,400 yuan. This was his earnings from a month's work.
Earning over 50,000 yuan a month is enough to scare a lot of people.
Even now, very few people have this ability.
But in Xiao Weiguo's eyes, who had seen many storms, it was far from enough.
His goal is to earn more money so that his family can achieve financial freedom and never have to worry about money again.
How can this much be enough?
Good news also came from Liu Erzhu's side. Through the coordination of Liu Ye's uncle, a spot was secured for Xiao Shanshan to transfer to the third year of junior high school at No. 1 Middle School.
Furthermore, the issue of Xiao Jiang and Xiao Yue's primary school education was also resolved in the process.
They were assigned to a school called Hongxing Primary School, not far from the county's No. 1 Middle School.
When Liu Erzhu told him the news, Xiao Weiguo was incredibly excited.
"Uncle, thank you so much. When do you have time, please take me to visit your uncle and express my gratitude."
They helped us so much, and although it was because of Liu Erzhu, it was still very necessary to pay a visit to express our gratitude. Xiao Weiguo couldn't possibly be unaware of such social etiquette.
"Then you go to the county town and wait for me tomorrow. After I get off work in the afternoon, we'll go see my brother-in-law together."
Liu Erzhu understood that he couldn't refuse such a request. He was just a middleman. Although Xiao Weiguo was his brother-in-law, it was unacceptable for him not to even say thank you in person.
Okay.
Xiao Weiguo readily agreed.
Since he had nothing to do tomorrow, he was originally planning to go to the vicinity of the school to see if he could rent a house for his family to stay temporarily for a while.
When he got home, he told Xiao Shanshan the news, which made the little girl extremely happy.
For her, being able to attend the No. 1 High School was almost a luxury.
Firstly, the school had very high requirements; it wouldn't accept students who weren't academically outstanding. Secondly, the school was located in the county town, and for rural children like her, living so far from home was something they never even dared to dream of before.
The only thing I'm a little reluctant to leave behind is these few dilapidated houses at home.
After my siblings and I left, the place became empty.
They've lived here since they were little, so it's impossible for them not to have feelings for each other.
This place holds memories of parents and the warmth of home.
Seeing his younger sister looking a little sad, Xiao Weiguo smiled and patted her on the shoulder.
"Don't worry, I won't abandon this family. In a while, I'll rebuild this courtyard and build a grand house that everyone will envy. In the future, any of you who want to come back and visit can stay here."
The idea of ​​returning to one's roots is a deep-seated belief for everyone living in the countryside. Although Xiao Weiguo has memories of two lifetimes, he is not immune to this custom.
Moreover, he couldn't let his younger brother come back without even a home, since he hadn't found his second brother yet.
Hearing him say that, Xiao Shanshan finally calmed down and nodded with a smile.
"Brother, don't worry, I will definitely get into university and bring honor to the family."
Xiao Weiguo smiled but remained silent, only nodding heavily.
Yes, home. Everyone strives for their home. Without a home, no matter how hard a person tries, they will eventually become a rootless duckweed.
Just like Xiao Weiguo in his previous life, he made countless amounts of money in his lifetime, but in the end he could only drown his sorrows in alcohol every day and feel lonely every night.
The two younger ones didn't think about that much; Xiao Jiang and Xiao Yue's eyes sparkled.
They had already heard from their older brother that he was going to take their whole family to the county town to study and live.
Children who grow up in the countryside have a natural longing for the city.
"Great! We're going to school in the county town."
Two little children, hand in hand, ran wildly on the ground, expressing their joy.
The next day, I had a meal with my younger siblings.
Xiao Weiguo changed into the suit he only wore when going out, got on his bicycle, and arrived in the county town early in the morning.
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