"Third Sister-in-law, I just heard them dividing the money. What money? Am I entitled to any?" Xu Mingjiang, with his sharp ears, immediately ran out of the kitchen upon hearing about the money.
"Everyone has one, how could I leave you out? Come sit down!" Zhang Xuemei replied with a smile.
Then he handed over the wrapped red envelope, saying, "This is your salary for the past few months. You've worked for a total of six months. The first two months' salary is for you, and the last four months' salary is 1200, right?"
"Yes, yes, how could Third Sister-in-law be wrong!" Xu Mingjiang nodded repeatedly, holding the red envelope in his hand.
Xu Mingwan nodded in agreement. With her wages from the previous few months, she had earned over 1,600 yuan. She had also worked at a button factory for a few months, so she had earned about 2,000 yuan in total. That was great!
"The salaries have all been paid out, now it's time to give out bonuses." Zhang Xuemei took out two more red envelopes.
"There's a bonus too?" Xu Mingjiang and the other man stared at the red envelope in Zhang Xuemei's hand with shining eyes.
"Here, one for each of you. It's not much. I gave you each a thousand yuan in red envelopes, just a token." Zhang Xuemei was happy to see her sister-in-law and brother-in-law so happy, after all, she was the one who earned the most this year, haha!
"How can it not be much? Third sister-in-law, you are so generous. As expected, you are still my third sister-in-law! There is no better sister-in-law in the world than you. My third brother is so lucky to have married you."
Upon receiving the hefty bonus and red envelope, Xu Mingjiang's sweet talk became almost sickening, and he showered everyone with compliments as if they were free.
Xu Minghan didn't even bother to look at him. He was truly opportunistic. Why didn't he say it again in front of his sisters-in-law?
If Xu Mingjiang knew what his third brother was thinking, he would definitely say, "Of course you dare! Why wouldn't you dare? Isn't this the truth? A thousand! That's a thousand, not one or ten yuan."
Zhang Xuemei suppressed a laugh and waved her hand, "Alright, alright, that's an exaggeration! Now that all the money has been distributed, go buy some clothes! Minghan, you stay home and look after the children! I'll take Panpan with me."
"Perfect, I don't want to go through crowds, just bring me one."
Xu Minghan didn't like shopping in the first place, so it was better if he didn't go.
Just before leaving, he suddenly remembered something and immediately grabbed his younger brother, "Oh right, I almost forgot to mention, Xiao Jiang, when you two go back, don't say too much."
Don't tell the older brothers either. Our operation is only so big; we can't take them all on. We'll bring them in later when there are other money-making opportunities, understand?
Xu Mingjiang and his companion were not children, so they naturally understood what this meant.
Even though they are brothers, the difference in their relationship is too great, so there will always be some resentment in their hearts.
Although he hadn't calculated it in detail, he knew that his third brother must have earned over 100,000 yuan in the past six months, but it was all hard-earned money.
Zhang Xuemei led the two straight to the largest clothing market in the area. Before the Lunar New Year, the market was packed with people, even those who weren't buying anything wanted to join in the fun.
This is when merchants are happiest and most arrogant; they can set any price they want, take it or leave it.
Once it's sold out, there's no more stock. We won't be restocking before the New Year. You know, it's the New Year, and it's so embarrassing not to have a new outfit!
So as long as it's not too outrageous, people will grit their teeth and buy it.
At this point, Zhang Xuemei didn't care about haggling anymore. She basically bought whatever she liked after trying it on and finding it suitable, so as not to end up not having the right size at the end.
The group returned home laden with bags and packages, everyone had new clothes, and everyone was ready to have a happy New Year.
I was originally planning to go back on the 29th, but then I thought I didn't have anything else to do, so I decided to go back tomorrow!
The next morning, the group rushed to Mushan Town from Tianshui City by car, and then bought some useful New Year's goods in the town.
Zhang Xuemei carried the baby, Xu Mingwan carried the older one, and the remaining two men took on the task of moving things.
The group waited near the supermarket where the tricycles usually stopped. The tricycles were expected to arrive around 10 a.m., and they wanted to wait in order to grab a spot.
Every year around this time, these tricycles make several trips, their wheels practically smoking from exhaustion, but the drivers are always very happy.
"Third Brother, how about we buy a case of orange juice? The kids will definitely love it." Xu Minghan couldn't resist looking at the cases of drinks displayed in the supermarket.
Xu Minghan glanced at the supermarket, then noticed that the car hadn't arrived yet. Realizing that he didn't have any drinks at home, he went straight inside.
Hearing their conversation, Zhang Xuemei called out from behind, "Bring Panpan a few packs of milk."
Xu Minghan waved his hand, indicating that he understood.
"Boss, give me a case of orange juice, a case of pure milk, and some apple juice too."
"Alright, you're going back to the village, right? We'll move you there!"
"Okay, thank you, boss." Xu Minghan paid and smiled at Xu Mingjiang, "See? This is what it means to know how to do business. Boss, your business will definitely grow bigger and bigger, and you'll make more and more money."
The boss, who happened to be returning, heard Xu Minghan's words and grinned, "Thank you for your kind words. Here, take these candies and give them to the children."
That's a comforting thing to hear; look how eloquent that person is.
Xu Minghan took the candy from the shopkeeper and said, "Thank you so much, boss! Happy New Year!"
Happy New Year to you too!
"Minghan, hurry up, the vehicle is here." Zhang Xuemei heard the distinctive thumping sound of the tricycle from afar and quickly called her husband and brother-in-law back.
Upon hearing this, the Xu brothers immediately jogged outside.
A tricycle was just coming from a distance, and the driver was someone I knew!
Xu Minghan waved and called out loudly with a smile, "Dongxiang, Dongxiang!"
Xu Dongxiang also heard his good friend's voice. He smiled and looked ahead. Hey, isn't that Ming Han?
He nimbly parked the car, jumped out immediately, and hugged Xu Minghan, laughing, "It's been so long since I've seen you! Your parents were just saying yesterday when you were coming back! And here you are today."
"Yes, it's Chinese New Year, so of course we have to come back."
"Hey, you two can talk when we get back to the village. Hurry up and grab a seat!" Xu Mingjiang nudged his third brother. Almost everyone on the bus had gotten off and boarded.
"Yes, yes, get in the car first." Xu Minghan quickly realized what was happening, helped his wife into the car, and then carried their things into the car.
In no time, the car was full of people, and the floor inside was covered with things.
"Looks like we'll have to stand by the car door and hang there." Although Xu Mingjiang was quick, he couldn't help but offer his seat to the elderly people.
In no time, the vehicle was full, and the three-wheeled trucks started another round of thumping.
The bus was packed with people, and even the doorway had three big men standing there, so driving was quite difficult, especially going uphill. Those three men had to get off first and wait until they got up the hill before they could get back on.
Xu Minghan hadn't ridden in a car like this for over twenty years, and he really couldn't take it anymore. The main problem was being swung around like that, which was too much of a hardship.
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