Early in the morning, the arrival of a cold rain caused the temperature to drop by a few degrees, and a cold wind blew between the sky and the earth.
However, the colder the weather, the better the clothing store business.
After the rain stopped in the afternoon, old customer Zhang Xiuxiu came again. Her boyfriend from Taiwan is afraid of the cold and doesn't like to go out in winter, so she is the one who comes out to buy clothes.
In fact, in most families, it is women who buy clothes for the whole family, and very few men do so.
Zhang Xiuxiu, who was not short of money, chose the most expensive clothes in the store and spent seven or eight hundred yuan at once. This amount of money was several months' salary for an ordinary worker, but she spent it without blinking an eye.
"Xiao Xuxu, auntie will give you some candy." Zhang Xiuxiu took out a bag of milk candy from her pocket. This was a product of the sugar factory invested by her boyfriend. It sold very well in the local area and had become a must-have candy that everyone loved to buy to entertain guests during festivals.
These years were also the best years for the sugar factory's business. Three years later, for various reasons, the investor from Taiwan sold the sugar factory and returned to Taiwan. From then on, Zhang Xiuxiu had no one to rely on.
A woman's best years have passed. In an age where fame is valued, Zhang Xiuxiu's life was naturally a little inconvenient, so she went to other places to do business. The capital for her business was also sent by her boyfriend from Taiwan.
Overall, this boyfriend is quite generous, at least when it comes to money.
"Xiao Xuxu, hurry up and thank your auntie." Many American teachers taught Xiao Xuxu to say thank you. Xiao Xuxu was quite well-behaved, but he couldn't say so many words, so he just said thank you.
"Hey, you're welcome. Little Xuxu is so cute!" Zhang Xiuxiu reached out to hug little Xuxu, and Xuanyuemei handed it to her and said, "Not long ago, Mingcheng hunted two wild boars, and we made some wind-blown meat. Although it's not too dry, it's edible. I'll give you a piece. If you like to eat drier ones, you can hang them up to dry."
Zhang Xiuxiu is a big customer of the store, and many beautiful women are willing to be friends with her. She went to the backyard and took a piece of meat weighing about two pounds from the clothesline.
Then he took an old newspaper and wrapped the meat so that it would not stain his clothes.
"I haven't eaten wild boar meat for a long time, thank you!" Zhang Xiuxiu thanked with a smile, then took the clothes and meat and rode away on her bicycle.
After she left, other customers came and the busy life resumed.
Faced with good business, Gao Mingcheng felt mixed emotions. The clothes were selling fast and the stock was almost gone. That meant that in about half a month, he would have to make a trip to Yangcheng to purchase more goods.
Gao Mingcheng calculated the days and figured out that the elementary school would have its winter vacation in December. He didn't know whether Fan Licheng would go to Guangzhou to celebrate the New Year this year.
Since he thought of Fan Licheng, Gao Mingcheng simply took out a pen and paper and wrote a letter to Fan Licheng. Although both sides had telephones, Fan Licheng was young and if he called, there was a high chance that someone else in the Fan family would answer the phone, so it was more convenient to write a letter.
In the letter, Gao Mingcheng asked Fan Licheng whether he was going to Guangzhou during the winter vacation, and also said that he would go to the capital after the New Year to see the house he had bought before and pay for the real estate certificate, etc.
After writing the letter, Gao Mingcheng prepared to take little Xuxu to the post office to mail the letter.
Unfortunately, before I even walked out of the store, I was stopped by many beauties.
"Don't take Xiao Xuxu out. It's windy outside. He had a cough this morning."
Okay, Gao Mingcheng didn't dare to argue with the protective old mother, and he immediately left the child home regardless of Xiao Xuxu's eager look.
"Have you cooked ginger and brown sugar water? Remember to buy more green onions tomorrow, and you can also cook vegetarian noodles with scallions and fermented black beans for him." Gao Mingcheng said that these two dietary therapies are commonly used recipes in their area.
The scallions should be cooked with roots, then add the fermented black beans and chili peppers, and then the noodles. The key is not to add oil. Eating this bowl of noodles while it's hot will suppress the symptoms of a cold.
If your child cannot eat spicy food, then you can omit the chili pepper, but the effect will be slightly worse.
"I cooked some ginger and brown sugar water, but Xuxu is afraid of spicy food and refuses to eat it." Xuanyuemei's face was full of worry.
Gao Mingcheng said, "Put less ginger and more brown sugar, then it will be edible."
"Okay then, I'll go cook another bowl now."
After the couple finished talking, Xuanyuemei went to the backyard to cook ginger and brown sugar water, while Gao Mingcheng went to the post office to mail a letter. On the way, they happened to meet Xiao Zhang who was returning to the police station after handling a case. There were three of them in their group, and they were escorting a prisoner.
Gao Mingcheng asked casually: "Officer Zhang, what crime did this man commit?"
Xiao Zhang said seriously, "Last night, a shop selling radios was robbed. This is one of the thieves. The other one has already run away! Mingcheng, you should also be more careful. It's almost the end of the year, and there are more and more petty thieves."
"When you go back, tell the surrounding merchants to be careful. The thief we caught this time came from another place to commit crimes."
When Gao Mingcheng heard this, he also took it to heart.
He wasn't worried before because he lived on the second floor of the clothing store. With his hearing ability, he would definitely wake up early if there was any movement.
But now he has moved to a new house. Although Gao Mingli and his wife and Gao Shufang still live in the store, the fighting effectiveness of the three of them is average.
After saying goodbye to Xiao Zhang, Gao Mingcheng returned to the clothing store and first told his family about the incident, and then told the surrounding merchants, asking everyone to be careful and precautionary, and that if one family was in trouble, hundreds of families would come to help.
Since they were all neighbors, everyone naturally agreed and said that if the thief was caught, they would beat him half to death.
Gao Mingcheng returned to his shop, looked around, and then went to the second floor.
Although he and Xuanyuemei moved to a new home, their room still had everything they needed, so it was fine for them to live here.
But Gao Mingcheng would not be so scared as to move back home because of this incident. He just came here to look for something.
Not long after, he came downstairs with a bag of tools and decided to add another layer of defense to the front and back doors.
This measure is also simple. Just install a trip rope inside the door. After closing the door, fasten the trip rope. If someone tries to pick the lock and come in, they will be tripped to the ground by the trip rope, making a noise.
Before opening the door, family members just need to untie the trip rope to avoid tripping.
After a series of clanging sounds, the simple trip rope was installed. Gao Mingcheng called Gao Shufang and Zhang Jinling and told them how to use the trip rope.
The two nodded to show that they understood.
Gao Shufang also said: "Second brother, don't worry, if a thief comes in, I will pick up a stick and beat him!"
Zhang Jinling on the side also nodded, with a determined look on her face.
Gao Mingcheng was quite pleased to see that they were not afraid of trouble.
He looked at the simple trip rope, thought about it, and decided to buy a few bells and tie the bells on both sides of the trip rope. This way, when the trip rope trips someone, the bells on the rope will ring, thus serving as a warning.
So he went to several stores, compared them, and finally chose the bell with the loudest tone.
After returning to the clothing store, I tied it up and tried it again. I found that the bell did make a sound when the rope was moved.
This sound will not only wake up the people upstairs, but also be heard by the surrounding businesses. More importantly, thieves are extremely nervous when stealing things, and once they find any risk, they will run away.
When they returned to their new home at night, Gao Guobing also came over and told Gao Mingcheng about the recent theft.
Gao Mingcheng then told him about the defensive measures he had taken in the store.
After hearing this, Gao Guobing nodded in agreement.
This measure is not complicated, but it is convenient and has a certain effect.
Gao Guobing said: "This method is convenient and can be promoted. If all businesses take measures, the crime rate can be greatly reduced."
Gao Mingcheng is not complacent and says it can be promoted.
In fact, most of the local thieves don't dare to rob his clothing store because they all know that he is Director Gao's nephew, but they need to be on guard against thieves from other places.
After talking about this, the uncle and nephew started talking about other things.
Gao Mingcheng boiled water, made tea, and prepared to chat while drinking tea.
The tea was just brewed when Zhao Dongmei arrived. She had been washing dishes before. After cleaning the house, she was too lazy to watch TV alone, so she decided to come over and chat.
"Mingcheng, it's so beautiful. I'm so happy that you guys are moving in. It's so nice to visit and chat from time to time!" Zhao Dongmei said with a smile, and went to hug Xiao Xuxu again. Her two sons have not married and have children yet, so she looks at Xiao Xuxu as if he were her own grandson.
They didn't live together before, and although they had met and hugged each other, their relationship was just average. Now that they live here, Zhao Dongmei decided to spend more time with Xiao Xuxu. So far, she has bought a lot of snacks and toys for Xiao Xuxu.
Little kids of Xuxu's age are the easiest to buy off. After receiving Zhao Dongmei's gift, he kept calling her "grandma".
When Gao Mingcheng saw Zhao Dongmei holding Xiao Xuxu and Xiao Xuxu calling her grandma, she couldn't help feeling a little dazed.
He seemed to see his childhood self, when he was not liked by his family and it was his grandmother who took care of him.
And now, Xiao Xuxu also has a grandmother who likes him.
It was a lively place with many people. Everyone sat together, drinking hot tea, chatting, and occasionally teasing Xiao Xuxu, and being amused by his innocent words or actions.
Gao Mingcheng asked about Gao Hong's wedding date again.
Gao Guobing smiled and said, "Gao Hong has performed very well in the army. After studying at the military academy, he has been promoted to a higher rank. This year during the Chinese New Year, he will perform better than usual, so he will not come back to visit his family. However, he will find time to apply for leave next year and then come back to get married. After the marriage, Li Fei can follow the army if she is willing."
Zhao Dongmei also smiled and said, "Now, I just hope they can get married soon and give me a grandson to raise! Haha, of course, a granddaughter would be fine too!"
As the director of the Women's Federation, Zhao Dongmei has a high level of ideological awareness.
Gao Mingcheng couldn't help but laugh after hearing this.
In their previous life, Gao Hong and Li Fei did have a daughter, and because of their work, they could only have one.
If you must have two children, then you will have to give up your job.
But whether it is Gao Hong or Li Fei, neither of them is willing to give up their jobs.
Although Gao Guobing and Zhao Dongmei were disappointed, they did not show it obviously and were quite nice to their granddaughter.
However, Gao Yue later got married and had a son. Although he could only have one child, most people would be satisfied with having a son.
When talking about having children, Zhao Dongmei asked Gao Mingcheng and his family whether they planned to have a second child.
Although family planning is implemented now, it is not difficult for people who do not have a job to have a second child.
If you have connections, you don't even have to pay a fine. If you don't have connections, you will just be fined a little money.
In his previous life, Gao Mingcheng did not move to the city so early, nor did he have a good relationship with Gao Guobing. However, given his reputation in the village, the people in the village committee did not dare to fine him. They only said that he could not have a third child. Then, when he was not at home, they took Xu Mei to get a sterilization.
In this life, Gao Mingcheng has connections with Gao Guobing and he also has money, so having a second child will be smoother, and many of them won't have to endure the pain of sterilization.
Not only him, but also his brothers and sister Gao Shufang all gave birth to their second child. Only the sister's second child was born at a long interval, and because of some reasons she had to pay a fine, her life became a little tight.
Gao Mingcheng said calmly: "Duomei and I plan to have a second child. Xiao Xuxu will be one year old soon. We can give birth whenever we get pregnant."
Xuanyuemei also smiled and nodded. She had discussed the idea of having a second child with Gao Mingcheng.
Many Meis hold old ideas and think that it is better to have more children. She has never thought about having only one child. She has four sisters, Gao Mingcheng's family has four brothers and one sister, and other families in the village have at most five or six children, and at least two or three children.
Only a very small number of families had only one child, such as Gao Zhuang. Gao Zhuang's mother was weak after giving birth to him and died a few years later.
"That's great. You have already given birth to a son. It doesn't matter whether you have a son or a daughter next time, it's all good!" Zhao Dongmei said happily.
After talking about having a second child, Gao Guobing brought up the idea of going to the forest farm to hunt.
Gao Guobing said, "I have agreed with a few other people to go hunting in the mountains when the weather gets better and the roads in the mountains become easier to walk on. We will have a holiday in two days, and I hope the weather is good. If we catch any prey, we will use it for the birthday banquet for little Xuxu!"
Gao Mingcheng smiled. In fact, he was planning to go back to the village to hunt a wild boar and kill a sheep before the wedding. He would provide his own meat and vegetables, so the cost of the wedding banquet would be less.
Although we are not short of money, why not save if we can?
If Gao Mingcheng wanted to go hunting with Gao Guobing and the others, then he would not return to the village to hunt.
"Okay, I'm always free. If you guys have set a date, just let me know." Gao Mingcheng said.
By the time everyone had a great time chatting, it was already 9:30 in the evening.
Gao Guobing and Zhao Dongmei got up and prepared to go home to rest.
Gao Mingcheng wanted to send them back, and Zhao Dongmei politely said it was not necessary, but Gao Mingcheng insisted on sending them back.
Anyway, it’s only a hundred meters away. It’s no problem for a young man like him to walk there!
He thought so and acted so, and Gao Guobing and Zhao Dongmei felt very comfortable. They felt that Gao Mingcheng was really close to them and was a real nephew, no more than this.
After sending Gao Guobing and his wife back home, Gao Mingcheng returned home, doing some simple stretching exercises along the way to relax his muscles.
After returning home, he closed the gate and looked at the spacious yard, feeling quite proud. The reason why the yard was so spacious was to make it convenient for him to practice boxing and fitness.
In addition, he decided to bring the pair of small stone locks he made for Xuanyuemei next time he returns to the village. In his spare time, he can take Xuanyuemei to exercise, and when Xiao Xuxu grows up and can lift the stone locks, he can also teach Xiao Xuxu the basic skills.
Learning should start from childhood.
Naturally, martial arts training should start from childhood.
At this moment, little Xuxu, nestled in his mother's arms and gently coaxed to sleep by her, has no idea that his future destiny will be so... busy!
For the next two days, although it didn't rain, it was still cloudy.
Just when Gao Mingcheng thought that he might not go hunting, on the day of the holiday, the weather suddenly changed and became sunny!
When a ray of sunlight slanted in through the glass window, Gao Mingcheng knew that he had to go hunting today.
As he was thinking this, Gao Guobing came to inform him early in the morning.
"Mingcheng, we'll set off after breakfast! When Xiao Jinfeng arrives, drive a jeep or a pickup truck, and we'll wait for him on the roadside."
Gao Mingcheng had expected this, so he nodded in agreement.
After Gao Guobing left, Gao Mingcheng said to Xuanyuemei, "I'm going hunting today. I'll trouble you to take care of the store and Xiao Xuxu."
Xuanyuemei smiled and said, "Go ahead. I still have so many people to help me without you."
Gao Mingcheng also laughed. This was why he was willing to bring some people to his side.
After eating porridge and boiled eggs, the couple went out. Xuanyuemei carried Xiaoxuxu to the clothing store, while Gao Mingcheng and Gao Guobing went to the roadside to wait for Xiao Jinfeng's car. (End of this chapter)
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