Chapter 36 The First Pot of Gold
Seeing Jiang Ruzhen's furious expression, the children quickly waved their hands to show their stance, saying that none of them would secretly let anyone in.
Especially the fourth brother, Shen Zhuohang, shook his head like a rattle drum.
The memory of how he almost caused his younger sister to be violated by letting Qin Lanlan escape last time still haunts him.
"Mom, I'm such a good boy. I follow your lead in everything. My heart is only for you."
Jiang Ruzhen gave Shen Zhuohang a hard whack on the butt, saying in an annoyed tone, "You're the one I worry about the most. You're heartless and can't tell right from wrong."
You get all excited when someone says a few nice words to you. But let me warn you, Zhang Meili is like a leech; once you're on top of it, you can't get rid of her.
"If you dare to secretly help her, I'll break your legs and throw you into the mountains to feed the wolves."
Shen Zhuohang grimaced and rubbed his buttocks, nodding repeatedly. Seeing Jiang Ruzhen throw away the stick and walk into the house, he hurriedly followed and fawned over her by pinching her shoulder.
"Mom! You've worked so hard. Please go inside and lie down. I'll cook dinner and then call you out for dinner!"
"Get lost! You're the only one who bothers others."
Jiang Ruzhen's expression softened as she was amused by her youngest son's sycophantic behavior. She raised her hand and playfully poked his forehead, scolding him with a laugh.
But she still went inside to rest, just as her youngest son had suggested. The main reason was that her clothes were too worn out and she needed to take a shower quickly.
She felt uneasy, wondering if there were lice or germs on the clothes.
After she entered the space, the children quickly fetched water and went back to the house to wash themselves and change their clothes.
Jiang Ruzhen threw the clothes she had changed out of into the yard, put them together with the children's clothes, and told the fourth son to take them out and bury them on the spot.
Then he went inside and took out the money he had earned in the past two days to count. Shen Zhuoyi and Shen Shuxin also came in to join in the fun.
The three men were happily counting their money when the fourth man suddenly burst in, his eyes lighting up at the sight of so much money on the kang (heated brick bed).
"My God, so much money! Our family is rich!"
Jiang Ruzhen felt an itch in her hands when she saw his naive and boastful manner.
She raised her hand and gave the fourth brother a neck hug, "What are you yelling about? Should I give you a megaphone and have you run around the village spreading this message?"
Shen Zhuohang rubbed his head, feeling that he was no longer the beloved youngest son in his mother's heart.
I don't know what's wrong with Mom lately. He used to be second only to Qin Lanlan in status, but now he gets beaten every day. His mom's slaps are practically hitting him all over.
But he didn't dare to resist. Besides Iron Palm, his mother also had the skill of stir-frying meat with a broom, which he didn't want to try.
He could only sit on the side, feeling wronged, and count the money.
The second brother and Shen Shuxin ignored their younger brother's screams and focused intently on fighting the pile of money.
The four of them quickly counted all the money on the kang (a heated brick bed), which totaled 3,780 yuan.
After deducting Jiang Ruzhen's cost of 500 yuan, the net profit is 3,280 yuan.
Oh my god!
This is simply a miracle.
Is the clothing industry really that profitable?
The three children stared in disbelief at the money in their hands.
Only Jiang Ruzhen knew that she actually benefited from Lu Mingzheng's influence; without his batch of out-of-season clothes, she wouldn't have made so much money.
After venturing into business, some lucky ones can quickly make their first fortune.
At that time, many people went to the south to do business and make money, but many others were also cheated and lost everything.
She felt a little guilty and decided that next time she went to Yangcheng to buy goods, she would definitely try to rip off Lu Mingzheng with a few more large packages.
She was tormented by the thought of having money sitting there, something she could see but couldn't earn.
As for whether she took advantage of Lu Mingzheng, who cares?
Anyway, he had to get rid of those clothes, and she paid for them, so she didn't get them for free.
She felt perfectly justified, which only proves that she had good judgment.
"I'll get another letter of introduction from the brigade leader, and then I'll take the train to Yangcheng tonight to pick up the goods. This time, my second brother will come with me."
The fourth brother and Xin Xin stayed home to look after the house.
"Okay, I guarantee I'll complete the mission." The fourth brother patted his chest and was the first to stand up and pledge his commitment.
The second son looked at Jiang Ruzhen with a face full of surprise, "Mom! Can I really go with you to buy the goods?"
"Of course." Jiang Ruzhen looked at him seriously. "You are the most suitable and capable person in our family for business. Mom has high hopes for you. You must study hard and learn a lot this time!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Zhuoyi's eyes welled up with tears, and he quickly lowered his head to hide his excitement.
His mother finally saw his good points; he used to be practically invisible at home.
Because his older brother dropped out of school, his mother always wanted him to study hard so that he could make something of himself and make up for his brother's regret. But he just couldn't concentrate on his studies.
Seeing his mother and older brother working hard every day to earn money, he had long wanted to go out and work to help support the family, but his mother insisted on forcing him to study.
He was also asked to set an example for his younger siblings, which put a lot of pressure on him.
After finally graduating from junior high school, he couldn't take it anymore and had a fight with his mother, insisting on going to the city to work.
He could never forget the night before he left, when his mother looked at his lifeless eyes, and his heart ached.
After that, he gained the freedom he wanted, but his mother stopped caring about him and only focused on working harder to earn money, leaving early and returning late.
He placed his hopes on his younger sister and brother, always feeling that his mother had long been disappointed in him. He never expected to hear such positive praise from his mother today.
A warm current surged through his heart, flowing to every part of his body, filling him with energy.
"What time is it? Why isn't your older brother back yet? I'll go and greet him."
Jiang Ruzhen got up and walked out, following the route her eldest brother had taken home to the brigade headquarters, but she didn't see anyone there.
She had no choice but to go to the brigade headquarters to get a letter of introduction from Xiao Changgeng, and then follow the route to search around again.
It was getting dark when she reached a cornfield and faintly heard people talking inside.
"Zhuo Li, please take me in. I really have nowhere else to turn."
"Beauty, we have nothing to do with each other anymore."
"How can there be no relationship? Even a night of intimacy can create a hundred days of kindness. We've been together for a month. Don't you have any feelings for me at all?"
“Beautiful, I really wanted to live a good life with you before, but you had to cause trouble. Now that you’ve chosen your family, don’t come looking for me again.”
"Shen Zhuoli, are you even a man? Do you want to see your wife forced to go out and find other men?"
"What you want to do is none of my business."
Shen Zhuoli turned to leave with a blank face, but Zhang Meili was not about to let go of the easy prey she had in her mouth. She quickly took off her clothes and threw herself into Shen Zhuoli's arms.
Two serpentine arms hooked around Shen Zhuoli's neck and kissed him.
This is Zhang Meili's usual trick; it always works on men who are stubborn and unyielding.
Even if she can't go back to the Shen family, she still wants to extort money from this man.
"What are you doing? Don't do this. Meili, I'll give you money, I'll give you money." Shen Zhuoli's expression changed drastically, and he kept backing away.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Meili was overjoyed and quickly reached out her hand, looking at Shen Zhuoli with hopeful eyes.
Shen Zhuoli slowly took out three yuan and forty cents from his pocket and placed it in Zhang Meili's palm.
"This is all the money I have on me. Take it back and buy some food. Don't come looking for me again."
Zhang Meili looked at the few yuan with disdain in her eyes, and continued to twist her waist and blow air into Shen Zhuoli's ear.
"Zhuo Li~ I like you, not money. Take me home, and I promise I'll live a good life with you from now on."
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