Seeing his expression, Granny Liu knew he was obsessed with money again. To prevent him from saying anything that would embarrass him, she quickly changed the subject, "Alright, let's stop talking now and eat."
Old Xu licked his lips. "Time to eat," he thought, "I'm hungry too."
After lunch, Zhang Xuemei thought that her father-in-law was free anyway, so she might as well help him with some work!
So she pulled up a chair and sat down next to her father-in-law, smiling as she said, "Dad, I have something I'd like you to help me with. I won't let you work for free; I'll give you fifty a day. Today will count as one day, so I'll give you fifty too. What do you think?"
Zhang Xuemei wasn't afraid that her father-in-law wouldn't agree, after all, no one can resist the temptation of money, let alone a father-in-law who loves money so much!
Before Xu Hongshan could reply, Granny Liu immediately agreed on his behalf, "What's the big deal? He's just sitting around doing nothing anyway, so what's wrong with him helping you with some work? It's free."
"I haven't even said anything yet, and you've already agreed for me? I want my money!" Xu Hongshan retorted loudly as soon as he heard his wife refuse his wages.
Zhang Xuemei reached out to stop her mother-in-law, saying, "Mom, I can afford this amount of money. Besides, Dad's job is quite important. Whether the goods I buy this time sell well depends entirely on him." Of course, this was an exaggeration, just to make her father-in-law happy.
"Did you hear that? Xue Mei said it was all thanks to me, and you still look down on me? Humph!"
Zhang Xuemei first wrote a few lines on a piece of paper, and then asked Xu Mingwan to take it to the print shop to print out a hundred copies, as she would need them later.
"Xuemei, just tell me what's wrong, and Dad will definitely take care of it so you won't waste your money." Xu Hongshan felt that he was still reasonable. Since he had taken the money, he would definitely take care of it so that they could come to him again next time.
Zhang Xuemei smiled slightly, "It's nothing big. We just brought back a lot of flyers from the small party later. They have the prices and addresses for the short-sleeved shirts we're selling this time. Let me tell you about them first. Remember them, and when the party starts, just tell them to the crowds and help me bring back some customers."
Upon hearing this, Xu Hongshan immediately relaxed. He had thought it was something serious, but it turned out to be such a trivial matter!
He patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry, I've done this before, I have experience." He often carried his wares to town to sell his own goods; if he weren't a smooth talker, how could he have made such a lasting impression on most of the town?
Of course, he would sometimes take on side jobs, telling villagers which shops in town were the cheapest and leading them to those shops, so he could earn some extra money.
So what he's doing now is pretty much the same as before, which is to deceive people, no, it should be said that he's introducing everyone to buy Xuemei's products so that everyone can make money!
"Sister-in-law, the forms are all printed, here you go." Xu Mingwan just returned and put a stack of forms on the table. They were so heavy! She should have asked her brother-in-law for help. Anyway, he had hired people, so it wouldn't matter if she left for a while.
Zhang Xuemei took one of the slips from the top, looked at it carefully, and then looked at her father-in-law. "Dad, I know you can't read, but that's okay. I'll tell you now. You just need to tell them, and those who can read will naturally ask you for the slip."
"Shop No. 75 in the clothing market on Fanhua North Street is having a clearance sale. Men's and women's short-sleeved shirts are on sale for ten yuan each, and vests are five yuan each. There's not much stock left, so tell them to come quickly if they want to buy."
Xu Hongshan scratched his head. "Okay, I understand. It's ten yuan for a short-sleeved shirt and five yuan for a vest, right?" As long as he remembered the prices correctly, it was fine. But are clothes in the city really this cheap? The old man's shirt he bought in town cost fifteen yuan!
"Yes, that's right. As long as you remember the price correctly, we'll go to the store now. You can have Mom take you to a crowded place. Linlin is awake now, so we can go out and take a look around."
Xu Hongshan waved his hand and refused, saying, "Why would I need her? I can transfer her myself. I'll make sure she gets there for you, so don't worry!" With that, he picked up a small stack of flyers from the table and walked out.
"Mom, does Dad know the way? What if he gets lost?" Xu Mingwan was a little worried. They had just arrived and weren't familiar with the area yet. What if he got lost and they had to go looking for him?
"Even if you get lost, your dad won't." On this point, Granny Liu still trusted her husband a lot, because her husband believed that people are born to ask for directions, and if they don't know how to go, they can't just ask.
Over the years, the old man has always relied on asking for directions, whether he goes to the city or the town. Of course, he is also very good at finding his way around.
Zhang Xuemei wasn't worried about this issue either, because in her previous life, she and her husband took her parents-in-law to Yiwu to visit their fourth son. He happened to have a shop in the Yiwu Small Commodities Market, and they went there to browse around when they were bored.
However, they didn't expect that the small commodity market was so big that they lost sight of their father-in-law as they walked around. At first, the three of them weren't worried because they thought they hadn't gone very far and could just go back the way they came. In the end, they also lost themselves.
They were really panicked this time. They couldn't find Lao Si's shop, nor could they find their father-in-law. They were so anxious that they were sweating profusely.
I finally remembered that I had a cell phone, so I quickly called Lao Si. That's when I found out that my father-in-law had already come back to Lao Si's shop. It was just the three of them who couldn't find their way and were wandering around in the same place!
She was ridiculed by her father-in-law for half a year because of this, who said they were useless and not as useful as him, an old man. That's why she wasn't worried about her father-in-law getting lost. He wouldn't get lost no matter who got lost. Some people are born with a strong sense of direction and can remember a route after walking it once.
Meanwhile, Xu Hongshan, whom Xu Mingwan was worried about, had successfully made his way to the gathering place of the crowd - the small park.
As soon as he entered, he stood in the center of the flower bed and shouted loudly, "Come and see! Cheap short-sleeved shirts are on clearance sale! Ten yuan for both men and women! Ten yuan for everything! You'll make a profit if you buy them! Stock is running low, so hurry up if you want to buy!" He waved the flyer in his hand as he spoke.
Upon hearing that the short-sleeved shirts were only ten yuan, people exercising in the park gathered around, asking curiously, "Are they really all ten yuan? Where are the shirts? Why didn't you bring them?"
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, it's in the clothing market on Fanhua North Road. They're having a clearance sale, everything's ten yuan. Go early so you can pick something out, otherwise it'll be gone."
"When did such a shop appear there? I just went there this morning. You're not lying, are you?" Someone looked at Old Man Xu with disbelief.
Old Xu got anxious, jumped up and down a few times, and shouted loudly, "I'll lie to you about whatever I want, believe it or not, look, it's all written on this list, those of you who can read can look at it yourselves, go or not."
Sigh, some people are just strange. When Xu Hongshan tried to reason with him nicely, he didn't believe him. But when Xu Hongshan said something in a bad mood, his tone softened. "I was just saying, why are you in such a hurry? I didn't say I didn't believe you."
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