Chapter 037 Sending Li Jun to School
Huo Zheng has a special identity, so Bai Jingsi only said that he is a friend and will stay here temporarily.
Li Zhongguo and Li Jun saw that Huo Zheng had a good temperament and were very polite to him.
Hearing that Li Jun was admitted to the military academy, Huo Zheng patted him on the shoulder with appreciation:
"Very good. The country is in great need of military talents now. Study hard."
For some reason, Li Jun subconsciously straightened his body and even wanted to salute.
There were many people at noon, so Bai Chenglei moved another table together and temporarily put the sofa bed away. The family had a lively meal together.
Li Zhongguo and Li Jun had nothing to do in the afternoon, and Bai Zhenzhu's store didn't need any help, so Bai Jingsi and Zhang Minmin took Shuo Shuo with them to walk around the market.
Zhang Minmin is a person of action. She has already called her mother to ask her to find a shop for her and said that there will be some results soon.
On this side, she also made an agreement with Bai Zhenzhu that she and Bai Jingsi would go to Lianhuachi to pick up the goods in a while.
She liked the clothes at Xia He's and originally wanted to buy them from her, but Bai Zhenzhu told her that the clothes at Xia He's were all good quality and too expensive to be sold in the town.
When Bai Zhenzhu’s clothing store opens in the future, I will help her get the goods from Yangcheng. It’s cheaper there. I don’t feel comfortable to trouble Xia He’s connections now.
Zhang Minmin thought about it and felt that what Bai Zhenzhu said made sense.
The town's target customer group are all villagers. It's not easy for them to earn money, so they certainly wouldn't be willing to spend dozens of dollars on a shirt.
Nowadays, people in the village generally make their own clothes at home and not many people buy clothes, so her clothing store should focus on new but cheap styles.
When Liu Fang and Xu Yin came to Yuan County, she planned to go and see the lotus pond.
While shopping, Zhang Minmin picked out a white shirt for Li Jun for him to wear on a daily basis.
After dinner in the evening, Li Zhongguo and his son went to where Bai Chenglei and his brother lived, where they could accommodate them completely.
Bai Zhenzhu went back to her room to do the math. On the first day of opening, the braised meat shop made a net profit of nearly two hundred yuan, excluding labor and materials.
After counting the money, she couldn't calm down for a long time.
She used to raise pigs, and if the pigs were not big, she could only sell for this much.
But now she can earn so much in a day, and the key is that running a store is not tiring at all.
The next morning, the cement floor downstairs was completely dry. Li Zhongguo helped to demolish the downstairs wall in one morning, while Bai Jingsi went to buy a rolling door.
At that time, the houses were all made of bricks, and the removed bricks did not have to be thrown away. They were picked up by other neighbors in need.
After having lunch early, Li Zhongguo and Li Jun carried their luggage to the train station.
Bai Zhenzhu went to deliver it. The three brothers were busy painting the walls of the restaurant and were going to finish everything today.
She wrapped a braised chicken in oil paper, cut up a pig's ear, and washed a bag of pears to put them in.
The weather was hot, so she didn't dare prepare too many things for fear that they might go bad.
The elderly are used to being frugal, so they would be reluctant to throw away something even if it goes bad. It would be bad if they get sick from eating it.
Li Zhongguo refused to braise the meat:
"Hey, Pearl, you can sell these things for money, and we'll keep the pears."
Bai Zhenzhu deliberately put on a stern face: "My uncle has loved me since I was a child, but you don't allow me to honor you? Don't worry, I am making money now."
Li Zhongguo said nothing more.
Bai Zhenzhu also reminded Li Jun:
"Xiaojun, study hard and serve your country. When you get off the bus when you come back, come directly to my place."
Li Jun responded readily: "I understand, sister."
Bai Zhenzhu also reminded Li Zhongguo: "Uncle, come directly to our house when you come back. You must be careful when you go out. Never let your luggage out of your sight. Take turns sleeping at night. I have put the dry food I prepared for you outside, and the kettle is filled with boiled water. Don't take out your money, there are many pickpockets on the train."
In his previous life, when Li Jun went to Beijing, the bag containing his admission letter was almost stolen by someone. So Bai Zhenzhu bought him a canvas bag and put all the important things in it, and asked him to carry it with him and not take it off for even a moment. The money they brought was sewed into their aunt's underwear, so it was safe.
"Don't worry, sister. I always sleep with one eye open." Li Jun smiled with a row of neat white teeth.
"Anyway, ignore anyone who tries to talk to you on the train. I heard from Xia He that some bosses who went to the south to buy goods had all their money stolen when they got off the train. Some young girls were taken away and sold to the mountains as soon as they got off the train. Although you are going to Beijing, it's always better to be careful."
Li Zhongguo and Li Jun both nodded seriously and listened.
But since they are two men, the safety factor is higher.
After watching Li Zhongguo and Li Jun enter the train station, Bai Zhenzhu returned to the braised meat shop.
Today's business is a little worse than yesterday, but fortunately she has less stock.
In the afternoon, the walls were painted white and the rolling shutter doors were installed. After the wall was demolished, the store looked a little bigger.
Bai Chenglei and Bai Chengxiang worked meticulously and used the remaining mud and sand to patch up the ground outside the store. The store, which originally looked gray, is now bright and looks very clean and tidy.
When the rolling door is closed at night, you will feel safe.
Bai Zhenzhu also replaced the lights in the store with 100-watt ones. Zhang Hongying, the wife of Miao Wei next door, came over to take a look and only praised Bai Zhenzhu for being a particular person:
"After this renovation, the store looks so luxurious and bright. Business will surely be good."
Bai Zhenzhu gave her a handful of melon seeds:
"Sister Hongying, I'll buy rice and flour from you later. Brother Miao said he would give me the wholesale price."
Zhang Hongying was very happy:
"No problem, I'll definitely give you wholesale price."
That family had never bought goods from them before, they just came occasionally to buy a bag of salt.
Bai Zhenzhu just wanted convenience. Even if Miao Wei made some profit on the wholesale price, the price he gave her would definitely be cheaper than retail. It also saved her a lot of trouble and improved her relationship with the neighbors, so she killed two birds with one stone.
"By the way, Sister Hongying, how about the kindergarten near here?"
Zhang Hongying’s second son is in the second grade and just graduated from kindergarten.
"Didn't you buy the house of the vermicelli factory? The kindergarten of the government agency over there is very good. If you have a hukou, there will be a quota, and your son Shuo Shuo can go. My second child goes to a private kindergarten here, which is not as good as the one over there. Usually, the registration starts at the end of this month, so you should keep an eye out."
Bai Zhenzhu had an idea in mind and prepared to go back and inquire more.
After dinner in the evening, the brothers and sisters sat together to discuss something.
The original plan was for Bai Chenglei and Bai Chengxiang to go home to help harvest corn after making the restaurant's cornmeal, and then bring Liu Fang and Xu Yin to Yuan County after settling down their family.
But Bai Zhenzhu thought about it and became a little worried that Bai Chenglei and Bai Chengxiang would not be able to convince their parents to let them make money outside while the old couple secretly worked on the farm in their hometown.
It just so happened that Zhang Minmin's mother had taken a fancy to a shop and asked Zhang Minmin to go back and see if it was suitable. Bai Zhenzhu thought that it would be better for her, Zhang Minmin, Bai Chenglei and Shuo Shuo to go back together.
These past few days, Bai Chengxiang has been learning how to braise meat from Bai Zhenzhu. He has basically mastered the technique, so he and Bai Jingsi are left to look after the store and the family.
This idea was unanimously agreed upon by everyone.
Huo Zheng, who was sitting on the sofa, also nodded.
In the past few days, he has finally figured it out. Although Bai Jingsi and Zhang Minmin are intellectuals, Bai Zhenzhu is the one who calls the shots in this group of people.
And the whole family believes in her very much.
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