Chapter 24: Who will I rely on in the future
The fifty-two thousand was almost certain to be wasted. Deng Xiuzhen understood clearly that perhaps this was cause and effect, because she changed the way she did things and Tan Yanlin was injured, so she would lose money.
But Qin Yanlin was unhappy. He blamed himself and felt that this was caused by his wrong decision.
Deng Xiuzhen advised him: This is not a decision you made alone, it is a decision we made together.
Tan Yanlin said: Men are the backbone of the family. As a man, how can you blame everything on women?
Deng Xiuzhen felt more and more that this loss was worth it, because her man was so good, and it was worth it, very worth it, to lose money to protect him from disaster.
Tan Yanlin is a responsible person. Although he blames himself, he is not depressed.
After a brief psychological adjustment, the two began to look for new ways.
Without capital, it is impossible to buy a store and do business.
Deng Xiuzhen was against setting up a stall, because she was reborn.
She knew that a wave of layoffs was coming, but the economy would not decline. Not only would it not decline, it would grow rapidly.
She knew that the real estate market would boom in a few years, so it was right to make money quickly and buy a house.
Setting up small stalls was a popular business model in the 1980s. Although it has not been eliminated now, due to competition from storefronts, it is difficult to make money from setting up small stalls, and the business can only barely support one's life.
Working part-time? No way either.
Not only is the salary low, one person working alone cannot support a whole family.
Two people are working and there is no one to take care of their children.
After unsuccessful discussions, Tan Yanlin asked Deng Xiuzhen to stay at home to take care of the children while he went to look for a solution.
A few days later, Tan Yanlin came back driving a passenger tricycle (commonly known as "Mamu").
After searching her mind for the memories of numbness in her previous life, Deng Xiuzhen couldn't help but sigh again: she married a good man who is responsible, capable, and has a very accurate vision for the market.
This type of three-wheeled passenger motorcycle has been available in big cities since the 1980s, but because it is expensive, one costs several thousand yuan, and now it is estimated to cost more than 4,000 yuan, so it has never appeared in small cities where the monthly salary is only around 300 yuan.
In the past life, they started to appear in small numbers in Pucheng around 1993. Passengers were charged according to the distance traveled, with a starting price of two yuan, and then the price was calculated based on the distance. At first, people who drove Mamu could earn a hundred yuan a day because there were few people driving them and everyone liked the novelty of riding them. In that year, it was considered an industry that could make a fortune quickly.
But the money-making period was short-lived. In 1994, due to the sharp increase in laid-off workers, the whole city was suddenly filled with these three-wheeled motorcycles carrying passengers. Not only were there many people driving them, but the price of carrying passengers also dropped to the bottom.
There were too many people and too little porridge. By 1995, the get-rich-quick industry had turned into a subsistence industry, and the income was even less than that from selling food on the roadside.
It is now 1993, and Tan Yanlin has suddenly spotted this industry that can make people rich quickly!
That's really good vision!
In the first few days, Tan Yanlin drove the taxi alone. In 1993, the business of Ma Mu was really good. As soon as he drove there every day, there would be people taking a taxi.
Because business was good, I could earn more than 100 yuan a day, and one day I even earned 170 yuan.
Tan Yanlin became more and more motivated as he worked. He would go out at six in the morning and return home at eleven or twelve at night. He would not come back for lunch or dinner, and would only have steamed buns and boiled water.
He earned a lot of money, but the work was too hard and Qin Yanlin had lost weight visibly.
This won’t do! Deng Xiuzhen couldn’t bear it any longer. She would never let Tan Yanlin’s body collapse from exhaustion in this lifetime.
Money is important to earn, but health is more important. If it harms your health, you would rather not earn money.
At her insistence, Qin Yanlin wasted an afternoon of money-making opportunities to teach her how to drive a numb machine.
Mamuche is eager to learn and she is also smart, so she can drive all over the city in an afternoon.
Then the couple divided the work: Deng Xiuzhen worked in the morning and morning, and Qin Yanlin worked in the afternoon and evening.
Tan Yanlin repeatedly reminded her: Be careful on the road, you must be careful!
If someone asks you if you make money by driving a car, you must say that you can only make a living. Please remember this!
In just one month, they earned back the more than 4,000 yuan they spent on buying numbness.
The weather was getting cooler, and it was a bit cold to drive the tricycle like this, so they spent more than 800 yuan to install a canopy.
Business was still good in the second month, even better than the previous month.
Tan Yanlin suggested: "How about we buy another one?"
Deng Xiuzhen objected: "There are only two of us. If we drive two cars, we will have to drive day and night. Not only will our bodies not be able to bear it, but what about the children? Who will take care of them?"
Tan Yanlin didn't want to give up: "I'll work more hours, and you can work in the morning and afternoon, and cook and take care of the children at home at noon and in the evening."
"No! If you run like that, you will wear your body out. If you have any problems, who will I rely on in the future?!" Deng Xiuzhen blurted out.
Qin Yanlin was stunned for a moment, responded with a "OK", and didn't say much, but never mentioned the matter again afterwards.
"Hey, hey, Numu!" Business was as good as usual that day. As soon as the next customer arrived, someone else called for a taxi.
Deng Xiuzhen drove over quickly, and a middle-aged woman and a teenager got in the car and said, "Chenjiawan"
"Okay," Deng Xiuzhen agreed, turned the car around and headed straight for Chenjia Bay.
Halfway through the journey, it started to rain, and Deng Xiuzhen asked the passengers to lower the awning.
As we approached the national highway, the rain was getting heavier, hitting the windshield and blurring our vision. It was an uphill road and we had to turn left. Deng Xiuzhen made a mistake in the operation and the car overturned.
"Ouch, my leg!" She heard the woman scream and without caring about her own condition, she ran over to check on the passengers.
The woman fell to the ground. The boy must have fallen on her and pressed her down, and was just getting up.
Deng Xiuzhen helped the woman up, but she was a little unsteady and almost fell down again. Fortunately, the boy came over and supported her.
"Mom, you're bleeding!" The boy was a little nervous.
Deng Xiuzhen looked and saw that she was dead! The woman's hair on her forehead was stained with blood, and bright red blood was flowing down her cheeks.
"Come on, I'll take you to the hospital!" Deng Xiuzhen quickly handed the woman a towel and asked her to hold the wound. Then she went to lift the car, and the boy came to help.
The woman was sent to the hospital, and after a checkup the doctor said that the patient's leg injury was not serious, just a sprain, and she only needed to rest for half a month.
The head problem is more serious, probably because it hit the ground, and there is a big cut that needs stitches. The stitches will be removed in five to seven days.
Put on the stitches first, and then observe for two days. If there is no headache or vomiting, it should not be a big problem.
But if it does occur, it is more serious.
Observe for headache and vomiting again! Deng Xiuzhen thought of Tan Yanxiang and the concussion, and kept shouting in her heart: It's over!
Then I thought of the long cut on the woman’s head and her swollen ankle.
I am extremely worried. How much money will I have to pay for this?
Looking at the time, it was already noon. She should go back, otherwise Tan Yanlin would definitely be worried.
Last time, because of good business, she picked up two extra passengers and was late for going home for dinner, for which she was severely scolded by Qin Yanlin.
No matter how much money you are offered, don't delay going home for meals. Firstly, it's bad for your stomach, and secondly, it will make your family worry.
From then on, the couple agreed that no matter how good the business was, they would go back at the specified time.
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