Chapter 106 Chapter 106 I thought he was pretty good at this...
Zhao Ruyue takes some time every day to repair the dozen or so MP3s and MP4s she collected from the recycling station in the county.
We were lucky enough that only a few were completely broken and could not be repaired.
However, these broken ones are not completely useless, so you won’t lose money.
After they were disassembled, some parts or screens were still usable, which really saved Zhao Ruyue a lot of money.
In the end, a total of six MP3s and three MP4s were repaired, including the one for Ning Shichun.
Zhao Ruyue left an MP3 and an MP4 for each of her two children.
However, we also agreed with them that they should not let playing these games affect their studies, and they should not always listen to music with headphones, and they should not turn the volume up too loud when listening to music, so as not to affect their hearing.
The two children agreed and carried out their orders seriously, and Ning Shiqiu even liked the tape recorder that Zhao Ruyue bought for him more.
Recently, I have become addicted to listening to the CD that comes with the back of his English textbook.
He would usually watch it on a DVD player first, then read along. After he had learned and memorized it, he would read it himself into a tape recorder, slowly correcting his accent and any parts of his reading that he felt were poorly done.
Ning Shixia prefers to listen to the radio with a tape recorder. When Ning Shaoming was picking comic books for her, he somehow found a children's picture book called "Pilot Violet" among a pile of Japanese comics.
After reading the picture book, she liked it so much that she read it every day without getting tired of it.
I recently used the radio function of my recorder and listened to a military channel that was talking about the Air Force and pilots.
The little girl stayed there every day, listening with great interest, but it was not known whether she could understand it or not.
The MP4s were divided among themselves, and there were four MP3s left. Zhao Ruyue bought a few pairs of headphones for herself and planned to sell them.
She originally wanted to make a plastic display box with a lid and sell it at the checkout counter.
As a result, she didn't even have time to buy the display box. After Ning Danping's classmate and good friend found out that she had cheap MP3s, several girls who were good friends with Ning Danping asked Ning Danping to help them find out the specific prices.
Ning Danping brought them directly to the store: "Aunt San, my friends want to buy MP3s. Have you decided on the price?"
Zhao Ruyue said, "Not yet. I was thinking I'd buy a display box first, and then buy some labels to put on them. I can think about the price later. Have you explained to your friend that these MP3 players are second-hand and refurbished, so they are cheaper?"
Before Ning Danping could answer, several of her friends nodded and answered immediately: "Don't worry, Danping has explained it clearly, and we understand that if it is not a second-hand refurbished MP3, how could it be cheaper than the one she sent from Yangcheng."
They had previously wanted to ask Ning Danping to ask her third aunt to ask her friends in Yangcheng for help and buy it from Yangcheng and send it back.
But Ning Danping said that if her third aunt asked others for help, she might owe them a favor, and then her third aunt would have to repay the favor, and she couldn't do that.
They had no choice but to give up, but unexpectedly there was a silver lining and they could actually buy an MP3 player that was even cheaper than the one they bought!
After hearing what they said, Zhao Ruyue nodded and took out the MP3s for them to take a look at first.
"You are Danping's good friends. I just want an auspicious price, 88 yuan will be fine. If I put it up for sale, my price will definitely not be less than 100 yuan."
After all, if you buy it in the county town, it will cost at least three or four hundred yuan, and this does not include the transportation fee to the county town.
When they were excitedly trying the MP3 players and were completely unprepared, Zhao Ruyue continued to ask, "Do your parents know that you are here to buy MP3 players?"
But don't let her take the money without her family's knowledge, or even if she saves the money herself but her parents don't agree to buy it, and then when her parents find out, she will be visited by other people's parents.
Caught off guard, they subconsciously told the truth.
Two of them said that they had already told their parents about it, and their parents heard that the house here was cheap, so they gave them money to buy it.
The other three said that it was the money they had saved, but their parents were not at home and only came back once a year, either during the Spring Festival or to visit the graves, so they had no control over this.
Only one said that her parents didn’t give her money and she saved up to buy it.
Zhao Ruyue had no choice but to say to the four of them with regret: "The MP3s I sell here, even at the cheapest, are still several dozen yuan. This is not a small amount of money for you. Eating rice noodles three times a day in town can last for more than a month, which is equivalent to at least one person's living expenses for a month. So I can only sell it to you after your parents' consent."
She had never asked Ning Danping's parents before because the circumstances were a bit special at that time.
Besides, Ning Danping could barely be considered their own child, and at that time the child was in a particularly bad mood.
Also, Zhao Ruyue knew very well what Ning Danping's mother was like.
Besides, Zhao Ruyue was not afraid even if Wang Haiyan knew about this. At worst, she could just spend her own money to buy the MP3 and use it herself.
However, Wang Haiyan no longer dared to interfere in the affairs of Ning Shichun and Ning Danping.
Wang Haiyan was afraid that if she intervened too much, she would offend her and Ning Shaoming. If that happened, they would just give up on her and Wang Haiyan would have nowhere to cry.
"Why?" The girls all expressed their incomprehension of what Zhao Ruyue said.
Ning Danping's third aunt sells things, and they buy them. They pay and receive the goods. Isn't it enough for them to just pay enough?
"Because you are not yet eighteen years old, you are not adults. If your parents come looking for you, I will be in trouble. So I think you should go back and discuss it with your family first."
The two girls took a look at the clock on the wall and decided to call their parents immediately.
There are only four MP3s in total, and the parents of two of their friends have directly agreed and given money.
There are two MP3s left. If they don't fight for them, they may not be able to encounter such a good thing in the future.
They asked somewhat embarrassedly: "Aunt Danping, can we borrow your phone? We can pay for it."
Zhao Ruyue shook her head and said, "If you end the call within five minutes, you don't have to pay."
Even if her repair skills, time and energy are taken into account, the profit of these MP3 players is still relatively high.
It wouldn't be a loss to call them for a few minutes, so Zhao Ruyue felt there was no need to charge such small amounts of money.
Two people called, and the other three were also anxious and said they wanted to call their parents. Only the girl whose parents had clearly disagreed and who had saved money to buy the item secretly sat there sadly. She knew she would definitely not be able to earn as much as the others, so instead of calling her parents and letting them know that she had secretly saved money, it was better not to call.
Ning Danping’s situation was similar to hers before, so she felt the same way when she saw how upset she was.
Ning Danping comforted her, "Before, when I was too busy to listen to music, I took turns lending my MP3 to you. Now, the other four of us have bought their own MP3s, so they don't have to borrow mine. You and the other one can take turns borrowing. Isn't it more likely that you will have a turn? If the two of you stay together, you can each use one earphone and listen together."
These words really comforted her two classmates who were unable to buy the item.
Because Ning Danping is sometimes really busy. Not only is she busy with things in the store, she is also busy reading. She usually only has time to listen to music at night.
Her third uncle and aunt have a TV and a DVD player at home, so she can watch these for entertainment even if she doesn't listen to music.
So they can borrow her MP3 to listen to music almost throughout the day. That means they can't decide what songs to download, nor can they listen to them whenever and wherever they want, but it's already good enough that they don't have to spend any money.
The few people did not develop any grudges because of this incident, and even said that they could lend each other their music to listen to in the future.
Zhao Ruyue asked the four girls whose families agreed to buy the items to look at each one first, and then they decided which one they wanted.
After they had discussed it and paid the money, Zhao Ruyue asked Ning Danping to take out the warranty card of her MP3 and show it to her classmates.
Tell them: "The MP3 players I'm selling now are second-hand refurbished players, and they don't come with their own warranty cards, so I will record the time you purchased them from me. The warranty rules for the MP3 players you bought from me will be the same as those on Danping's warranty card.
Now you can take a closer look at this photo of Danping and make a note of the circumstances, time frame, and problems so that you can come to me for free repairs.
But it doesn’t matter if you can’t remember it. It’s too late today. I will make a few copies of this card another day and ask Danping to help pass them to you. ”
After hearing what Zhao Ruyue said, the girls who sold their MP3s were very surprised.
They had already prepared themselves for the lack of after-sales service when buying second-hand items, but they did not expect to receive such an unexpected surprise.
In fact, Zhao Ruyue already knows how to repair it herself, so she can handle the after-sales service herself.
Otherwise, she would advise them to think carefully before deciding whether to buy it.
It is true that most of the second-hand items nowadays are non-refundable, non-exchangeable and do not come with a warranty. This is the risk you have to take when buying at a low price.
She sold four MP3 players and earned 352 yuan. Not counting her own skills, time and energy, and only counting the money she spent on buying the MP3 players at the recycling station and the money she spent on some materials later, the total cost was less than 100 yuan.
Some of the materials have not been used up and can even be used for a long time, so Zhao Ruyue did not count them carefully.
After these MP3 players were sold, and Zhao Ruyue's two children also got one, people in the town soon learned that Zhao Ruyue not only knew how to repair home appliances, but also had other income.
I couldn't help but calculate how much profit she made from buying MP3s.
Some people also asked her directly when they came to the store to eat, but Zhao Ruyue certainly wouldn't be stupid enough to tell them directly.
I'm just saying that you can earn some money by using your skills. Repairing these things takes a lot of time and energy, and you also have to buy materials. Some of them are not cheap. If you don't believe me, you can go ask someone.
Who else can the people in the town go to for advice? Many people think that the repair shop in town is a rip-off, and they are skeptical about what the people in the shop say.
Zhao Ruyue said this because she knew that many people just wanted to get an answer directly and didn't want to use their brains to figure it out, let alone check it seriously.
As long as a period of time passes and something new attracts other people's attention, many people will forget about it.
When I think about it again, I just have the impression that she can repair MP3 and MP4.
However, after knowing that Zhao Ruyue could really repair MP3 and MP4, the owner of the recycling station in town actually came.
He offered to pay 20 yuan for each unit and asked Zhao Ruyue to help repair it. Of course, in addition to the accessories that cost more money, such as the motherboard and screen, Zhao Ruyue would also provide the general inexpensive and rarely used repair parts.
Zhao Ruyue looked at the huge pile of MP3 and MP4 players he brought, mixed together in a mess, and estimated that there were about thirty or forty of them.
She remembered that when she and her daughter went to ask, the boss said he didn't have it. Now it's available again after just a few days?
It’s not that Zhao Ruyue holds a grudge. After all, she is not obligated to tell them everything truthfully. She can also say that she received the message when she was somewhere else during this period.
But he brought so many things. If it was just one or two or three, she might have agreed.
At twenty yuan per machine, she does make some money, and if she repairs it slowly, it won't take her much time every day.
But people who have spent money on the repairs may not necessarily be willing to let her take her time and work according to her own schedule and pace.
And with so many machines, her spare time for the next month or two might be wasted on these things.
She doesn't have much spare time to begin with, and it's barely enough for her to do her own things and spend time with her children. If she takes on so many jobs, I'm afraid there will be a period of time when she really won't be able to spare a little time every day to spend time with her children.
Wouldn't this be putting the cart before the horse in her and Ning Shaoming's original decision to return to their hometown to accompany their children?
Zhao Ruyue refused politely: "I'm sorry, it's not that I don't want to make this money, but I really don't have time. My husband and I are planning to open a branch store in the county. We just found a store and we have to hurry up to renovate it and open the store. Otherwise, if the store is vacant for one more day, it will be a waste of one day's rent. I really can't take any more work."
She didn't care whether others believed it or not, because she had already given the reason.
There was nothing the recycling station owner could do even though he didn't believe it. The owner didn't want to take the job and he couldn't force him, so he had to go back with the pile of stuff.
I heard that after returning, he privately inquired about the night school training course that Zhao Ruyue attended. I guess he thought the profit was high and wanted to learn it on his own.
Zhao Ruyue didn't pay any more attention to it.
On the Chinese Valentine's Day, Ning Shichun got up early, put on her newly bought clothes, dipped some water on the comb, and combed her hair neatly and shiny.
He even borrowed some styling mousse from a friend and used some on his hair.
Ning Shixia took advantage of Ning Shichun's inattention and quietly touched his hair, then ran to tell Zhao Ruyue: "Mom, Xiaochun's hair is as hard as steel today."
She also gave her cousin a nickname: Steel Bar Brother.
Zhao Ruyue had a hard time holding back her laughter: "Don't just give people nicknames. If you give people nicknames in the future and they don't like it or feel unhappy, don't call them nicknames anymore, okay?"
Ning Shixia nodded obediently: "Brother Xiaochun is out, I will ask him when he comes back."
Zhao Ruyue coaxed the child out of the kitchen and let her play by herself, then she and Ning Shaoming sat inside laughing with their hands on their stomachs.
Occasionally, when Ning Shichun was resting or not in the kitchen due to something else, Zhao Ruyue would go into the kitchen to help.
After running the family business for a while, Zhao Ruyue's skills in cooking rice noodles and preparing cold rice noodles, cold noodles and cold skin have become quite good.
But she couldn't make fried rice noodles because the noodles always stuck to the pan when she used the iron pan.
At this time, she missed the non-stick pan a little. If she had a non-stick pan, she felt that her cooking skills could be better.
Ning Shichun is going to the city with his girlfriend today, so Zhao Ruyue gave the job of taking orders from customers outside to Ning Danping.
Ning Shiqiu and Ning Shixia helped collect money and give change, while the other helped pack bread and cakes for the customers.
She went to the kitchen to help herself.
They were busy until half past ten. There were fewer people and the remaining customers ordered fried rice noodles, so Ning Shaoming asked her to go and rest first.
Zhao Ruyue wiped the sweat off her face and was about to leave when she saw someone sticking his head in front of the food delivery counter and shouting, "Boss lady, two servings of mutton and rice noodles, please."
She was just gently reminding the guest not to stick his head in like that, when she looked closely and saw that it was her cousin Zhao Ruyu.
"Are you taking a day off today?" Zhao Ruyue asked with some surprise.
After she bought the pager, her cousin was very busy and Zhao Ruyue didn't want to disturb her, so she didn't find a chance to send the thing out.
Zhao Ruyu smiled and said, "Yes, I just came back to see my parents when I had a break."
"You can finally take a break. I wanted to meet you for dinner some time ago, but since you're always busy, I had to give up. How many days can you stay in your hometown this time?"
Zhao Ruyu said, "It can be considered two days. I will stay at home for one night and return to the county town tomorrow afternoon."
Zhao Ruyue took her hand and said, "Then you must come to my house for dinner tonight!"
Zhao Ruyu originally thought that her cousin was joking, but seeing her serious expression, it was obvious that she was not joking, nor was she just being polite, she really wanted to invite her to dinner.
It’s just that Zhao Ruyu hasn’t been back to visit his parents for a while, so he feels a little embarrassed.
"My parents probably prepared food at home, this..."
Zhao Ruyue actually knew this, so she changed the subject: "Then come to my place for lunch at noon?"
Zhao Ruyu could do it at noon, but she was worried about affecting her cousin's business: "During this time of day, there should be a lot of people eating in your store. You will be very busy, right?"
"It's okay. I'll ask your brother-in-law to prepare the main dishes for us in advance, and I'll prepare the side dishes. The weather is hot now, and it's summer vacation, so there won't be as many guests as when school starts, so we can handle it."
Zhao Ruyu joked, "Then we are in for a treat today, as we can enjoy the cooking of the hotel's chef." This was considered an agreement.
Zhao Ruyue smiled and exchanged a few more words with her. Before they left, she took a few of each of the bread and cakes in the store, packed them up, and stuffed them in their hands.
"Take it back and let your uncle and aunt try it. Your brother's child also likes to eat these, but he is too fat now. Uncle San said that he should control his diet and lose weight, otherwise it will affect his development in the future. The adults don't bring him to my place often, and only give him food once in a while.
He will definitely be happy if you bring these back. When eating, you adults can share some of the food with him, but just don't let him eat too much. ”
Zhao Ruyu did not refuse and accepted it generously: "Thank you, sister. I will take it back to comfort him."
After seeing Zhao Ruyu off, Zhao Ruyue went back into the kitchen. Ning Shaoming also heard what she had just said to Zhao Ruyu outside in the kitchen.
When he saw Zhao Ruyue coming in, he asked her, "How many dishes should we cook for lunch?"
Zhao Ruyue said, "Prepare the dishes according to the amount for seven or eight people."
Ning Shaoming: "No one else from your cousin's family is coming?"
"I told the couple to come to our place for lunch at noon, but I didn't mention anyone else. She definitely won't bring anyone else." Zhao Ruyue's original intention was not to treat them to a meal, but to give them a gift.
If other people were asked to come along, they would definitely wonder why they were sending gifts to Zhao Ruyu and his wife.
She didn't even tell her parents that she and Ning Shaoming bought a house in the county town.
She told Zhao Ruyu that she didn't want anyone else to know for the time being, so Zhao Ruyu and her in-laws wouldn't say anything. They could still be trusted in this regard.
Ning Shaoming thought for a moment and said, "How do you think about making eight dishes, one soup, and three cold dishes, a total of twelve dishes?"
"That's great. Think about what to do later and give me a list of the things you want to buy. I'll go out and buy them."
Ning Shaoming had just finished making the last portion of fried rice noodles for this wave of customers: "I'll write it now. Buy it back earlier so I can process it earlier. Otherwise, after twelve o'clock, there will be fewer people selling meat and vegetables in the town, and the food will not be fresh enough."
Zhao Ruyue praised him: "You are very thoughtful."
Ning Shaoming was so beautiful that he even had more energy to wield the spatula.
After buying the vegetables and processing them, except for the meat that needs to be marinated for a period of time, there are also green leafy vegetables that taste and color good enough when they are freshly cooked.
Zhao Ruyue and Ning Shaoming prepared all the dishes that could be prepared in advance.
By eleven or twelve o'clock in the afternoon, more and more customers came to eat, and they were busy preparing the food the customers ordered.
They were so busy that they still found time to cook. Since there were two kitchens at home and they wouldn't affect each other, they managed to prepare both the main dishes and cold dishes before 1 p.m.
The weather was too hot, so the family had cooked porridge, but they didn’t care what time they entertained their guests or whether the guests would eat it or not.
Rice is a must when entertaining guests, so Zhao Ruyue also cooked some rice in the rice cooker.
Zhao Ruyu's parents' home is Zhao Ruyue's third uncle's home, and they also have a telephone. She called ten minutes in advance and told Zhao Ruyu that dinner was ready.
Then, thinking they would be arriving soon, I started stir-frying green leafy vegetables.
As soon as the people arrived, the vegetables were already on the table.
After Zhao Ruyu and her husband arrived, they looked at the table full of dishes and thought: Fortunately, I didn't say anything polite to my cousin today, otherwise some of the dishes would not be available locally.
Among the twelve dishes, some are common dishes in local banquets, while others are what Ning Shaoming learned when he was in the hotel.
"These dishes are enough to make us drool. We are in for a treat today!"
Zhao Ruyu's husband also said: "After I finish this meal today, I will definitely miss it when I go back. Sister Ruyue, when Ruyu and I's baby is one month old, can you let your brother-in-law prepare a few tables for us?
My unit has a rule that full-month banquets, birthday banquets and the like cannot be held on a large scale. I guess we will just have five or six tables and have a meal with friends and family to liven things up. ”
But after Zhao Ruyu's husband finished speaking, he saw his wife's speechless expression and realized that he had let the cat out of the bag: "Look at my mouth, it's like a colander. My family told me not to tell anyone before three months."
Zhao Ruyue smiled and said, "Ruyu is pregnant? What a happy event! I will accept it on behalf of your brother-in-law. I will definitely go to help you when the time comes!"
Ning Shaoming also nodded and agreed with her words: "I'm glad to be able to help you. My cooking skills have come in handy." After all, she had helped their family a lot.
Zhao Ruyu quietly glared at her husband, but did not lose face in front of his relatives: "Sister and brother-in-law, Xiaoqiu and Xiaoxia are family, so it is not a slip of the tongue. I originally wanted to tell Sister Ruyue about it, and I wanted to learn from her to see how well Xiaoqiu and Xiaoxia are raised. They are beautiful, tall, and smart."
Originally, Ning Danping was also going to have lunch with them, but she felt embarrassed to eat with someone she didn't know well, so she said she was going to deliver an MP3 to her classmates and might not be able to get back in time for lunch, so she brought bread and planned to eat with her classmates at noon.
Zhao Ruyue and Ning Shaoming didn't force her to eat at home and just let her do as she pleased.
The meal was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests. After the meal, they chatted for a while.
When Zhao Ruyu and his wife were about to leave, Zhao Ruyue took out the gifts she had prepared for them.
"You have done me a lot of favors. If you don't give me something, your brother-in-law and I will always feel guilty. Please accept this."
Zhao Ruyu waved her hands and said, "How can this be? We are sisters, and it is our duty to help each other. How can I accept your gifts? If I help my sister and accept your gifts, my parents will scold me to death if they know."
"Then why don't we just keep it secret from them? Keep it quickly, one for you and one for Jianbo, so it will be convenient for you to contact each other in the future. You are a twin now, so carry this with you. When the due date approaches and Jianbo happens not to be around, you can contact him or us, and it will also be convenient for Uncle San and Aunt San and the others."
After Zhao Ruyue said this, Zhao Ruyu was not as straightforward in refusing as before.
There were also people in her unit who used pagers, and they had wanted to buy one, but they just happened to get pregnant.
A lot of money is spent from pregnancy to childbirth, and even more money is spent after the child is born.
Zhao Ruyu thought that since he already had a telephone at home, there was no need to spend more money, so he gave up the idea of buying a pager.
However, landline phones are still not as convenient as mobile phones. The two pagers that her cousin gave her today really touched her heart.
Zhao Ruyue saw that her attitude had softened, so she continued to persuade and lead them out.
Just as they were about to reach the store and saw a customer coming in, Zhao Ruyu remembered that her cousin had asked her to keep it a secret. She was worried that people would see them pushing the things around and ask about them, so she quickly put the things away.
Zhao Ruyue said: "That's right, we still have guests to entertain, so we won't keep you here any longer. I've written your brother-in-law's and my phone number on a piece of paper and put it in the bag. You can go back and add the contact.
Jianbo, please take Ruyu back to rest. I think she is a little sleepy. She should have a good nap. ”
Fang Jianbo: "Okay, thank you sister and brother-in-law for your hospitality today. We'll leave first. Come to our house for dinner next time when you are free!"
"Okay, I'll go when I have time."
After sending the things away, Zhao Ruyue finally fulfilled her wish, otherwise she would always be thinking about it.
Business was unexpectedly good in the afternoon. The things prepared today were not enough to sell, but after the prepared things were sold out, Zhao Ruyue and Ning Shaoming did not plan to add more.
As soon as they were sold out, a sign saying "Close".
We had a very full lunch today, so no one in my family was very hungry.
Ning Shaoming just made some sweet and sour cold rice noodles and heated up the leftover dishes from lunch today, planning to have a simple meal.
When he sat down at the dinner table, he always felt that something was missing.
Until the daughter asked: "Why hasn't our Gang Gang brother come back yet?"
Ning Shaoming suddenly realized. No wonder he felt like something was missing. It turned out that one person was missing.
Usually Xiaochun is one of the main eaters in the family. When he made the cold rice noodles, he subconsciously made his portion.
Now that Ning Shichun is not here, there will definitely be a lot of cold rice noodles left over from today.
Zhao Ruyue glanced at the time and said, "Didn't Xiaochun say he would be home around 5:30 to 6:00? It's almost 6:30 now. Did something happen to him? There's no way to contact him by phone now. If I had known earlier, I should have asked him to bring your pager with him."
Ning Shaoming said: "How could I have predicted this? We rarely use it. We are not used to using PHS and we always subconsciously forget that it exists."
As he was speaking, the phone at home rang.
Ning Shiqiu ran out to answer the phone, and after hearing a few words from the other end, he quickly ran in to relay, "Mom and Dad, it's Brother Xiaochun calling. He said he has something to do over there, so he won't be back tonight, but will be back tomorrow, and then he hung up."
Ning Shaoming: "…………This kid, I thought he was quite honest in this regard."
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