After receiving Shi Zhen's call, Shi Xingchao packed a few things and hurriedly set off.
When Shi Zhen returned to the village to pick up people, Shi Xingchao secretly approached Shi Zhen, wanting to come along. At that time, Shi Zhen said that he would call him later. Now that Shi Zhen has finally called him, he naturally rushed to the scene.
Every day we delay means one less day of earnings!
His brother, who worked with Shi Zhen for three months, could earn a thousand. If it were him, he would definitely earn even more!
Shi Zhencheng had given Shi Xingchao his address and told him on the phone to call him when he arrived in Changxi City so that he could pick him up at the station.
When Shi Xingchao arrived in Changxi City, he did intend to make a phone call, but when he asked... it cost 50 cents to make a call! Wasn't that robbery? So he didn't make the call and went to Anshan Town instead.
After leaving the station with a belly full of water, Shi Xingchao looked around and asked a younger person for directions.
Many of the older people don't speak Mandarin, and he also noticed that the younger people treat him better.
Even if Shi Zhen gave Shi Xingchao the address of the Shi family's house in the countryside, Shi Xingchao probably wouldn't be able to find it.
Before long, Shi Xingchao found the Shi family.
On Sunday afternoon, when there were people at Shijiaxing, Shi Ting complained to Zhao Qiujuan, "My brother is too much! He doesn't come to see me, but goes to see Guan Baiyu instead."
Shi Ting felt very wronged.
They have classes on Saturday mornings, and she made a few friends there. They agreed to go out on Saturday afternoons, but she didn't go see her brother yesterday afternoon.
As a result, her brother didn't come to find her either.
This afternoon, she missed her brother, so she and her older sister went to deliver meat to him. But her brother wasn't home; he had gone to find Guan Baiyu!
"Ah Zhen comes to town to sell cold drinks tonight. Aren't you going to see him every day?" Zhao Qiujuan found it a bit funny. Yesterday afternoon, Shi Ting and Shi Zhen did not see each other, but when Shi Zhen came out to sell cold drinks tonight, Shi Ting even took her classmate who lived not far away to Shi Zhen's place to drink iced cola!
In the days before that, Shi Ting would go to see Shi Zhen every night.
Every time Xing went there, Shi Zhen would scold her and make her go home to do her homework...
Shi Ting sighed, "I've been looking for him all along, but he hasn't come to me... Brother Xingchao?"
As Shi Ting was speaking, she saw Shi Xingchao standing at the door.
"Xing Tingting!" Shi Xingchao greeted Shi Tingting with a beaming smile.
He really likes Shi Ting!
As for why he likes her... how could he not like such a generous young girl?
Although Shi Ting didn't have much because her family was poor, she was always happy to share any fruit she occasionally got her hands on!
Shi Ting was also very happy: "Brother Xingchao, you came so quickly! I thought it would be a few days later!" Shi Xingchao used to often take her out to play, and she liked this cousin very much.
"I came as soon as I got the call, without any delay!" Shi Xingchao laughed and then asked, "Is Azhen there?"
“My brother went to Changxi City, and he doesn’t live here.” Shi Ting ran over to help Shi Xingchao with his things.
"He's in Changxi City! If I had known, I would have looked for him there; maybe I could have found him!" Shi Xingchao said, then realized he was overthinking it, since Changxi City was so big: "Never mind, I probably won't find him... Tingting, I haven't eaten anything on the way here. Do you have anything to eat?"
He just ate a lot of water at the station, and that was it – he just peed.
Of course, there is food in Shijiazhuang.
They usually cook extra rice. As for the dishes, Zhao Qiujuan and Shi Ting went to see Shi Zhen before, but no one was home, so they brought the dishes back with them!
Zhao Qiujuan made braised chicken with star-shaped sauce today. Her cooking skills are not very good. The chicken soaked in soy sauce soup looks mediocre, but it is star-shaped meat after all!
"Is this whole bowl of chicken for me?" Shi Xingchao asked.
Shi Ting said, "This was originally for my brother, but he's not here, so I'm giving it to you now."
"Shi Zhen's... then I'll eat half." Shi Xingchao said as he picked up the bowl and ate quickly. When he finished, there was exactly half chicken and chicken soup left.
After finishing his meal, Shi Xingchao slowly drank the tea that Zhao Qiujuan had brewed for him, and then asked Zhao Qiujuan what they were doing now.
Upon learning that Zhao Meiyun had injured her leg, he went to visit her and gave her some local specialties that he had brought with him.
He was quite eloquent, chatting and laughing with everyone, and he made sure they understood the situation in Anshan Town. During this time, he learned that embroidering sweaters could earn money... Without thinking, Shi Xingchao said, "I can embroider sweaters too!"
Although he had never done embroidery before, he could learn how to make money!
“You can get the sweater from Ah Zhen to embroider later,” Zhao Qiujuan said.
"I will." Shi Xingchao smiled, revealing a set of bright white teeth.
Shi Zhen followed Guan Baiyu to Guan Baiyu's dormitory for a while before going home. It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when he got home.
As soon as he got home, he saw Shi Xingchao and Shi Ting chatting at his door. When they saw him, Shi Xingchao stood up and greeted him: "Azhen! You're back!"
"Brother Xingchao, you arrived today?" Shi Zhen was a little surprised. He thought Shi Xingchao would stay at home for a few more days to settle things before coming over.
"Yes, I arrived at noon today!" Shi Xingchao said. "I sat in town for a while before coming here."
Shi Zhen smiled and, seeing that they were still carrying the sweaters embroidered by Zhao Qiujuan, beckoned them to Guan Jianguo's side to register the sweaters they had brought.
Shi Zhen's freezer and sweaters were kept together at Guan Jian Guo's place. Shi Ting had been waiting outside for a while and was getting a bit hot. As soon as she came in, she turned on the electric fan and said to Shi Zhen, "Brother, I want a red bean popsicle. Put it on my tab!"
She recently embroidered some clothes for Shi Zhen, enough for her to eat quite a few popsicles.
"Popsicle?" Shi Xingchao asked curiously.
"Xing, do you want some, Xingchao-ge? You can buy some from my brother. Red bean popsicles are three mao each," Shi Ting said.
Shi Xingchao said with a bitter face, "Where would I get the money to buy an ice pop... Tingting, could you break off a piece for me to try?"
Shi Xingchao looked very pitiful, so Shi Ting agreed and broke off a third of the popsicle from the wrapper for Shi Xingchao to eat.
"It's delicious! Thank you so much, Tingting! I'll take you out next time!" Shi Xingchao said.
"You're welcome, you're welcome," Shi Ting quickly replied.
Shi Zhen: "..." Shi Xingchao actually dared to eat the little girl's popsicle. How shameless of him.
As far as he knew, Shi Xingchao had at least one or two hundred yuan in private savings.
He was young and had only been trying to make money for a few years. Shi Xingchao was two years older than him, but Xing had started saving money in various ways four or five years ago!
Shi Ting stayed for a while and then went home. A little while later, Shi Xinghuo returned.
As soon as Shi Xingchao saw Shi Xinghuo, he greeted him with great joy: "Brother! You're back!"
"Xingchao!" Shi Xinghuo was also very happy to see his younger brother.
"Brother, you've gotten so much stronger! Brother, you're amazing now! You haven't been out for long, and you've already made so much money!" Shi Xingchao praised Shi Xinghuo.
Shi Xinghuo was particularly pleased by the praise.
Shi Xingchao then said, "Brother, it's very hot outside today, would you like some popsicles?"
Shi Xinghuo is now living a relatively comfortable life.
He earns over four hundred yuan a month and doesn't usually have many expenses, so he's happy to buy popsicles from Shi Zhen. Now that Shi Xingchao mentioned it, Shi Xinghuo said, "Yes, Zhen, I want a red bean popsicle."
"Brother, mung beans are good for cooling down in the summer, why don't you eat some mung beans?" Shi Xingchao said.
Shi Xinghuo had no objection and bought a mung bean popsicle.
Shi Xingchao then said, "Brother, let me take a bite and have a taste."
Without thinking much, Shi Xinghuo let Shi Xingchao take a bite and then said, "Shall I buy one for you?"
"No need, no need, I don't want to spend your money, brother... Just let me have a taste," Shi Xingchao said.
If Xing Shi Xing Huo treats him to an ice cream, won't he have to pay it back later? Just take a bite, no need to pay it back.
Now that he's tried red bean and mung bean popsicles, next time we can ask his brother to buy other flavors so he can try them all.
As for him buying it himself? It's impossible, absolutely impossible. Three cents for such a small amount of sweet soup is too expensive!
Ever since Shi Zhen returned, women from the village have been coming to deliver and pick up sweaters.
While registering them, Shi Zhen told Shi Xingchao what Shi Xingchao was to do and the treatment he would give him.
He needs help now, but the work isn't heavy. Shi Xingchao just needs to keep an eye on things for Guan Jianguo and handle the receiving and sending of sweaters.
He gave Shi Xingchao two hundred yuan a month, including room and board.
The salary wasn't high, but Shi Xingchao could earn extra money by embroidering clothes while working.
Shi Zhen told Shi Xingchao all of this: "When the time comes, write down who takes how many pieces and who returns how many. If Xingchao and the others haven't finished embroidering, make them redo it. If there's nothing else going on, you can embroider it yourself. No matter how much you pay, it's all yours."
"Good!" Shi Xingchao was very satisfied after hearing what Shi Zhen said.
Staying indoors all day, without being exposed to the sun or rain, and earning two hundred a month, plus room and board... This is really great!
Even the elementary school teachers there don't get this kind of treatment!
Most importantly, he can also earn extra money by embroidering clothes!
Zhao Qiujuan can embroider for ten yuan a day, so he definitely can too!
Shi Xingchao has made up his mind that he will embroider ten yuan every day from now on, and save at least five hundred yuan a month, no more, no less.
Shi Zhen went out this morning. There are many unembroidered wool sweaters at home that haven't been distributed yet, and some people who received wool sweaters yesterday haven't received them yet even after they've been embroidered.
He helped Shi Xingchao with his work for a while before going home to cook.
Fortunately, cooking rice doesn't take much time. As for vegetables, he had six chicken drumsticks he had braised that morning, plus half a bowl of chicken from the Shi family, so they didn't lack vegetables.
Shi Zhen steamed some cowpeas and divided the meat into three portions before calling people to come and eat.
Seeing that the meat had been divided up, Shi Xingchao was particularly satisfied.
Although his older brother is a bit silly, he's really good at snatching food. Before, he could never beat his brother at home, and then he would feel cheated and upset...
After the meal, Shi Zhen went to town to sell cold drinks, leaving Shi Xingchao with Guan Jianguo to help with receiving and distributing sweaters.
Shi Xingchao learns things very quickly. That evening, when Shi Zhen returned from town, he saw that Shi Xingchao had not only made no mistakes at home, but had also embroidered four sweaters.
His cousin is really quick!
With Shi Xingchao's help, Shi Zhen was much more relaxed, because he had to leave on business, and the situation where the woman who came to pick up the sweater had to make a wasted trip no longer happened.
Shi Xingchao opens the door at around 7 a.m., embroidering sweaters while waiting for people to come, and doesn't close the door until 9 p.m. He never moves during that time, allowing Shi Zhen to completely leave things to himself.
This is not the key point.
The most terrifying star, Shi Xingchao, embroiders whenever he has free time, from morning till night!
Guan Baiyu's adoptive mother, Zhang Xiumei, was considered to be the one who embroidered the most sweaters in Shi Zhen's group. However... after Shi Xingchao arrived for only a few days, the number of sweaters he embroidered each day surpassed that of Zhang Xiumei.
Zhang Xiumei has to take care of the chickens at home from time to time, and also grow vegetables and cook.
What about Shi Xingchao? Although he needs to take out and put away his sweater from time to time, it doesn't take much time. Daoxing can help him stand up and stretch his muscles.
Of course, what made Shi Zhen speechless the most was that Xing Shi Xing Chao embroidered sweaters worth ten or twenty yuan every day, but couldn't bear to buy popsicles. Every time Xing Shi Xing Huo bought them, he would just sneak a bite.
He offered to take Shi Xingchao to buy clothes, but Shi Xingchao refused, saying that he would be fine with his old clothes.
Shi Zhen considers himself to have low material desires, but he is no match for Shi Xingchao.
Shi Zhen was left with nothing to do, and when he was idle, he couldn't help but feel uneasy, so he wanted to find something to do.
But he couldn't think of anything else he could sell at a stall... mainly because his cooking skills weren't very good.
People with poor skills who set up food stalls are particularly easy to be imitated and copied.
There are other vendors selling cold drinks in town right now, and he's not the only one. It's just that they don't engage in price wars with him, so he can sell a little less and still make a good profit.
In the end, Shi Zhen simply accompanied Shi Xingchao to embroider clothes.
Then I heard a lot of gossip from the villagers, and I also learned that Guan Jianguo had vomited blood.
In the countryside near Anshan Town, most people have built two-story houses.
These two small buildings were generally built by them in the late 1980s.
People at that time were mostly frugal, reluctant to eat or dress well. They raised several batches of silkworms each year, and one person in the family would go out to work. By saving money, they could save a lot of money. Back then, two or three thousand yuan was enough to build a two-story house.
But those houses are really not good-looking.
Recently, some people have become wealthy and have demolished their houses, which were only seven or eight years old, and rebuilt them.
Even those who don't plan to rebuild their houses right away... because prices have risen rapidly in recent years, and bricks have been increasing in price, many people have bought bricks and piled them up in front of their houses so that they can use them to build houses in the future.
In addition, the town needs to build this and that, requiring a lot of building materials...
Guan Jianguo, who drives a tractor, helps people transport bricks, tiles, sand, and cement every day...
He helped transport these things and also helped carry them. Guan Jianguo worked from dawn till dusk every day, and by the end of the day, he looked like he had been rolling in the mud.
The work was too tiring and he was constantly exposed to dust. In addition, Guan Jianguo loved to smoke... He started coughing two months ago and coughed incessantly every day.
For those who have experienced poverty, the opportunity to make money is something they are reluctant to give up, no matter how tiring it may be.
Guan Jianguo continued working on Xing, and in doing so... he vomited blood.
Actually, it's not accurate to say Xing vomited blood; it's more accurate to say Xing coughed up blood. It was quite frightening, and it happened more than once.
Guan Jianguo didn't tell anyone about it, but his mother secretly told Shi Zhen. She wiped away tears as she spoke, saying that driving a tractor was too tiring and that her son was suffering too much.
Shi Zhen also felt that this job was very tiring, especially since Xing Guan Jianguo refused to do less.
But he could understand Guan Jianguo. People who didn't have money in the past would always be willing to work hard when they saw money.
Two days after Guan Jianguo vomited blood, Guan Baiyu returned.
After Shi Xingchao arrived, Shi Zhen tidied up the outer room of Guan Baiyu's house, borrowed a door panel, and added an extra bed.
Now the three brothers sleep side by side in the outer room.
It's really a bit rudimentary, but they don't mind.
Their previous accommodations in the mountains were even worse; at least, they definitely didn't have electric fans.
When Yu Xing and Guan Baiyu got home, they saw that there was another person sleeping with their brother.
Guan Baiyu: "..."
After meeting Shi Zhen, Guan Baiyu was reluctant because Shi Zhen had asked him to take care of Liang Qinxuan. But since Shi Zhen had said so, he couldn't disobey him.
Furthermore, Liang Qinxuan is a pretty good person; he often treats him to meals…
After much thought, Guan Baiyu decided to find something that would benefit Liang Qinxuan but also make him unhappy.
He repeatedly told Liang Qinxuan that he was too weak right now, and his father didn't care about his opinions. If he were strong enough, he could kick his father out of the factory director position and become the factory director himself. Then his father would have no choice but to listen to him!
And if he wants to become more capable... he should start by studying!
The baby in Chen Shaojin's mother's belly hasn't been born yet. It will take seventeen or eighteen years for the baby to grow to their age. By then, Liang Qinxuan's father will be seventy years old. What is Liang Qinxuan afraid of?
He could have easily kicked the old man out of the house and brought his mother back!
Liang Qinxuan's parents did indeed get divorced—when Liang Qinxuan went back home for the weekend, he discovered that his parents had already divorced.
His father was determined to get a divorce, and his mother couldn't stop him.
At the time, Liang Qinxuan's father said that if his mother didn't divorce him, he would stop giving her money for household expenses, abandon Liang Qinxuan, and fire all of Liang Qinxuan's mother's relatives and friends at the factory... Liang Qinxuan's mother had no choice but to agree and took some money to get a divorce.
After his divorce, Liang Qinxuan's father quickly married Chen Shaojin's mother, which left Liang Qinxuan feeling resentful.
Guan Baiyu advised him to pretend to be good and study hard, so that his father would give him the factory in the future. Once he got the factory, Liang Qinxuan could do whatever he wanted.
Guan Baiyu positioned himself as someone who would assist the "Crown Prince" in his plot to usurp the throne, and then he began... to force the Crown Prince to study.
Once Liang Qinxuan's grades improve, he can go and ask Shi Zhen for credit!
Liang Qinxuan doesn't like studying, and it's quite painful for him to be forced to study, which is pretty good!
Ke Xing... He hadn't been home for two weeks, and suddenly there was someone else in his house?
Guan Baiyu stared at the extra "bed," wishing his eyes could blaze and he could burn the bed down.
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