After Meng Shuyun finished speaking, she reached into her pocket and rummaged around for a while, then pulled out two milk candies. She handed them to the child on her back and said with a smile, "Child, take these and eat them."
"It's getting late. If you have any finished hair accessories, please bring them over. If you're out of fabric, feel free to come and get them." Meng Shuyun's tone was filled with concern and instructions.
Yu Xiaoqiu's eyes welled up with tears, and she nodded heavily, her heart filled with emotion.
Aunt Meng is such a kind person; this job saved the lives of her entire family.
She can earn four yuan a day, which is more than she earns in a quarter of farming.
After seeing Yu Xiaoqiu off, Meng Shuyun sighed softly and thought to herself, "I'll help if I can."
She's been making hair accessories all day, making 300 pairs. With the 400 pairs delivered, she only needs 100 more to finish.
If we work harder tonight, it shouldn't be too difficult.
As soon as Su Xiuju and Meng Kangshun returned, they helped make hair accessories. Even the two little ones were very well-behaved, neither crying nor making a fuss.
Whenever Su Xiulan had a spare moment, she would come over to help with packing and tidying up. Everyone chatted about everyday things while they worked.
"Mom, if you have any extra hair flowers, send them to the supply and marketing cooperative near me. Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner, and business is good before the festival, so we can make a little money."
While tidying up her hair ornaments, Su Xiulan said to Meng Shuyun.
Su Xiuju chimed in, "Yes, Mother, all my colleagues said the dresses you made were beautiful and asked me where I bought them."
Mother, are we really not planning to go into the skirt business?
With your skills, there's definitely no problem.
Meng Shuyun stopped drinking water and replied one by one, "I don't know if we have any extra hair accessories. If we do, we'll send them over. Don't rush the dress. Once we've earned enough capital, we can open a clothing store and sell whatever we want."
"Ah! Mother, you're going to open your own shop?" Su Xiuju was shocked, her eyes wide open.
"Will this work? I've heard that getting a business license is really difficult; not just anyone can open a shop," Su Xiulan said, looking worried as she carefully considered the matter.
“Mom, whatever you say, I’ll do. I’m planning to quit working for Director Zhang. You can’t manage all the housework by yourself. With me here, I can help out a bit, so you won’t have to work so hard,” Meng Kangshun said earnestly.
“You’re just a figurehead to Director Zhang; there’s no need for you to resign. If he needs your help, you can look after him. He just helped you, and you’re just going to walk away? Is that appropriate?”
Meng Shuyun glared at Meng Kangshun with annoyance.
"The matter of opening a store still needs to be planned carefully. We haven't found a source of goods yet, and we need to consider all aspects."
That's all for later; the most important thing right now is to finish making the hair accessory as soon as possible.
Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, I'll go to your eldest sister's house again to check on things."
...
Four days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, I made two delivery trips, and the number of orders increased from 800 to 1,200.
When Su Xiuju was dividing the money at home that evening, she was so excited that she didn't even want to work at the railway bureau anymore and thought she might as well focus on making hair accessories.
The cost of 1,600 pairs of flowers is 64 yuan, the labor cost is 160 yuan, and the remaining profit is 416 yuan.
"Xiulan and Xiuju each get fifty, and Kangshun gets one hundred. The more capable you are, the more work you should do. You two helped out tonight, but Kangshun had to work even harder, helping me with deliveries, sourcing, and order processing."
"Mom, there's too much. I didn't do much work, I just helped out a little."
"Yes, Mother, I didn't help much at all. I'm still in my postpartum period. I just helped tidy up the hair ornaments. How could I possibly be entitled to so much money?"
The two sisters looked at the fifty yuan in front of them and felt it was burning their hands.
This is way too much!
"Alright, how can it not count as helping? I said, you get paid for the work you do, and that's exactly right."
"I'm going to your eldest sister's place. I'll need you to keep an eye on things at home. If I'm not back in two days, please ask Kang Shun to deliver the orders. Also, please keep an eye on the house."
...
Meng Shuyun got ready early in the morning.
She asked Zhang Laidi to come to her house to help look after her grandson, and spent a long time affectionately with him before reluctantly leaving.
The two little ones change every day, chubby and fair-skinned, especially adorable, and sometimes they even smile at Meng Shuyun.
Meng Shuyun's face wrinkled up from laughing.
The eldest daughter, Su Xiumei, married into the Lishan Commune in Tengzhen, Qingshan County, which is next door.
Meng Shuyun got off the bus, supporting her lower back. She had been sitting on the bus for a long time and hadn't warmed up her muscles, so her back was starting to hurt.
She had already arrived in Tengzhen. After asking around, she learned that the bus to Lishan Commune didn't leave until 1 p.m., and only ran once every three hours.
Meng Shuyun put down her bundle and sat down at the wonton stall to eat wontons.
She glanced up casually and saw a familiar figure.
Upon closer inspection, she realized it was Su Xiangbei and Gu Xue!
Why are there only the two of them?
A bad feeling instantly crept up Meng Shuyun's back.
Gu Xue looked like a child who had been tricked, following closely behind Su Xiangbei, her eyes filled with unease and fear.
In this unfamiliar environment, she timidly looked around, following closely behind Su Xiangbei while asking, "Is Anan really getting treatment for his leg here? When can I see him? Brother, how much longer do we have to walk?"
Su Xiangbei walked a few steps faster impatiently and said perfunctorily, "Soon, I'll go make a call and ask. You wait here and don't move. I'll take you there after I've asked."
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