Chapter 57 Chapter 57 Scouting and doing something bad?
A few months passed in a flash.
During this period, Jiang Hongmei and Liu Anmin traveled back and forth between Nancheng and Guangshi several times. Later, Liu Anmin simply rented a house near the Guangshi wholesale market and lived there.
Although Liu Anmin is a grown man, after many experiences in selecting and selling goods, and the fact that the clothing store summarizes the sales speed of various clothing styles every month, he quickly mastered the tricks of selecting goods.
What sells particularly well in Guangzhou might not necessarily be the case in Nancheng, as the market there is more conservative than in Guangzhou. Some overly striking designs might not attract as many buyers. Items that are slightly more striking and have a little uniqueness are the ones that sell best.
Jiang Hongmei did not continue to stay in Guangzhou, because they opened two more stores in Nancheng. Liu Mianmian, the major shareholder, was not willing to take charge of too much, so Jiang Hongmei had to come back to manage it herself.
Jiang Hongmei was very happy about it.
Who wouldn't be happy about this? Three stores, each one making a killing. Many people in South City now recognize the "Jing Jing Clothing Store" brand; they simply have the factory stamp their purchases with the Jing Jing brand. Many wholesalers in Guangzhou own their own factories, so as long as the purchase volume is large, this isn't a big deal.
They hired three clerks in each store, plus Liu Anmin hired one person to help in Guangzhou, which added up to ten employees.
It’s only been about half a year, but now whenever Jiang Hongmei goes out, people call her Boss Jiang.
Because she earns more money now, her parents are much more polite to her. There are only two of them, a brother and sister, and the brother is still in high school. They used to hide their money, fearing she'd skimp on the family's belongings, but now they're not afraid anymore. Knowing her personality, it's impossible to expect her to contribute to her brother, but now that she has her own money, she's not too concerned about the little she has at home. So, the family is much more harmonious.
Compared to their family, the Liu family next door has been in chaos recently.
Ding Mingxia had kept her investment in Clivia a secret from her family. Jiang Hongmei suspected she initially planned to keep the profits for herself, and when she lost money, she was even more afraid to tell anyone. Since Liu Zhigang was not involved in the family affairs, he might not have known whether the family's money was increasing or decreasing.
Even so, Jiang Hongmei encountered Ding Baojun coming to Ding Mingxia to ask for money several times. Ding Mingxia wanted to fill her own hole and her brother's hole. The hole became bigger and bigger, and was finally discovered by Liu Yongjie.
Liu Yongjie also saw that Jiang Hongmei's business was booming outside, and he was jealous. He thought that being a worker in a military factory was boring, and his father didn't help him "interventions", so he might as well make some money to do business.
As the favored eldest son in the family, he naturally knew where Ding Mingxia hid the money. He did not tell Ding Mingxia, but took advantage of a day off to go to the old couple's house to look for the passbook.
This doesn't seem right. Why are there only outgoings and no incomings in the past few months, and the outgoings are all in large amounts?
Well, the whole family asked Ding Mingxia about the whereabouts of her savings. How could Ding Mingxia bear it?
Liu Zhigang and his son went to the Ding family and made a big fuss. Then the old couple of the Ding family went to the military industrial compound and made a big fuss. The whole building knew everything about his family.
"I've vaguely heard your name several times recently. Liu Jinshi went to the northwest, and they can't reach her. Maybe they have to come looking for you." Jiang Hongmei peeled an orange and said while eating.
Liu Mianmian leaned back on the recliner and said indifferently, "First, they have to be able to find me, and second, they have to be able to convince me. Well, actually, I'm not afraid of a fight."
Thinking of the stall owner who had been splashed with pepper spray in the face at the market before, Jiang Hongmei: "..."
"Okay, I just came here to remind you. I'm going to the store." Jiang Hongmei stood up.
Liu Mianmian asked, "Are you really not going to open a garment factory?"
Jiang Hongmei: "...It's the end of the year now, it's too late to do it, let's talk about it next year." Look, in just a few months, she has become accustomed to it. When she heard Liu Mianmian talking about setting up a garment factory, she was no longer surprised and was very calm.
Even after owning three profitable stores, she and Liu Anmin secretly discussed opening a wholesale stall or a clothing workshop.
It may not be possible to open a large garment factory in one step, but there are many workshops in Guangzhou with a dozen or twenty people. They copy the patterns of a large company, and some directly copy the patterns of Hong Kong. After the products are finished, they are directly sold to stalls for wholesale.
They should be able to make a lot of money around the end of the year. Several styles of coats and down jackets are selling very well. Maybe they can really rent a place and set up a small workshop at the beginning of the new year... If they don't have enough money, Liu Mianmian will definitely have it. Anyway, she and Liu Anmin had already discussed it and they had to keep asking Liu Mianmian to invest in them.
Liu Mianmian is a bit magical. Although she seems lazy all day long, her brain is really useful. Moreover, Jiang Hongmei and Liu Anmin secretly feel that Liu Mianmian has a bit of "luck".
Turn misfortune into good fortune, turn disaster into blessing, and have money rolling in.
These words seemed to apply to her.
Neither Jiang Hongmei nor Liu Anmin grew up in an environment of being pampered. They have made their way through life through their own hard work, so they feel that they can only go more smoothly if they do business with someone like Liu Mianmian who has "lucky" luck.
Anyway, things have been going smoothly for them since they started selling cloth. As they have never had such a smooth life in their lives, they naturally hope that things will continue to go smoothly in the future.
Liu Mianmian didn't know what Jiang Hongmei was thinking. She asked Jiang Hongmei because she actually wanted to confirm whether Jiang Hongmei had no plans to set up a factory for the time being. If so, she would use the money she had to set up a factory in Qianjin Township.
Yu Guoliang called a few days ago and said that the fish in the fish pond had become fat, the peanuts planted on the mountain had been harvested and dried, and even the rapeseed and alfalfa had been planted. There had been less work in the fields recently, so Yu Guodong's wedding, which had been postponed again and again, was about to be scheduled, and he asked her and the Shen family to go back for the wedding banquet together.
Liu Mianmian heard him say that Qianjin Township later mobilized several villages to plant new varieties of peanuts. At the beginning, many people were not happy about it. Only some village cadres took the lead and took on the task. Some people also received some free seeds from the township. Now that the peanuts have been harvested, those people are very happy.
Because the new variety of peanuts has particularly high yield and oil yield.
Liu Mianmian inquired about the peanut planting area in Qianjin Township, and immediately felt that the oil press factory that had been agreed upon could be set up. It was just right to make some money while everyone was using a lot of oil at the end of the year, and then the farm could be set up next year. After all, in addition to oil cakes, there were so many alfalfas for rotation.
Liu Mianmian plans to use part of the money to invest in Qianjin Township.
When they heard that they were going to Qianjin Township to attend a wedding, Shen Bokang and the others were quite excited. However, Shen Bokang was busy with a research project at a critical moment and had no time to go. Yu Wan was going on a business trip to Beijing and could just visit Shen Weiyun on the way, so they had to give up with regret.
In the end, it was Aunt Liu and Uncle Wang who went with Liu Mianmian and the others.
Wang Zhiyuan stayed in Qianjin Township for several months and did not return to Nancheng during that time. Although he called to say that he would be back before the New Year, the old couple was still worried about him and wanted to visit Qianjin Township in person if they had the chance.
At first I thought he was staying in Qianjin Township and raising fish and farming, which sounded unreliable, but now I heard he is doing quite well?
After breakfast that day, several people went to the station with bags and luggage.
Yu Wan went to Beijing a day in advance. Shen Bokang was alone at home with nothing to eat or drink, so he simply packed up his daily necessities and went back to the dormitory of the institute.
So none of them knew that shortly after Liu Mianmian and the others left, Ding Mingxia came to Qiuzhi Lane.
Ding Mingxia was at her wit's end. Her son was constantly pressing her for money, and her brother was also being pressed for payment. Where could she possibly have any money? What little money she had left was in her passbook, which Liu Zhigang had locked in a drawer in his office, preventing anyone in the family from getting access to it.
In the end, it was her daughter-in-law who reminded her that Liu Mianmian and Jiang Hongmei were doing business together, and even if she didn't do business, the Shen family would still be rich! No matter if she was her own daughter or her in-laws, at this time, she should at least help them, right?
Ding Mingxia was a little hesitant.
When her daughter first returned to the city, she thought her daughter was pretty and had a high school diploma, and she thought she might be able to find a good husband in the future, so she tried to win her over for a while.
But it didn't take long to discover that the child had a bad temper and was selfish, and he really didn't have much emotion. After a while, he didn't have a good attitude towards me.
If she were to ask herself honestly, she really didn't spend much time on the other party. Add to that the matter of the two thousand yuan betrothal gift and Jinshi's plot against the other party, Ding Mingxia also knew that Liu Mianmian would not be kind to their family.
But he was really forced into a corner by his son and younger brother. He thought it was worth it to risk his reputation to pay off his younger brother's foreign debt and get money for his son's business. So he mustered up the courage to come to Qiuzhi Lane.
Ding Mingxia remembered that the Shen family's house was at No. 9 Qiuzhi Lane, but no one opened the door after knocking for a long time.
Aunt Cao happened to pass by. She looked at Ding Mingxia and asked, "Who are you?"
Aunt Cao's attitude was not good, her face full of vigilance and alertness. Their Qiuzhi Lane was well-known for its good conditions. Who knew someone might come here to scout out the place and do something bad? She was very experienced in life and would not let down her guard just because Ding Mingxia was well-dressed and looked gentle and weak.
She is not one of those blind men who would be fooled by pretentious women. She is the best at identifying these vixens.
The person in front of me doesn't look like a good person. He is already old, but still pretending to be weak.
Ding Mingxia had no idea that before she even opened her mouth, Aunt Cao had already mentally crossed her out. She smiled gently and said, "I'm the biological mother of this daughter-in-law. You're a neighbor, right? Do you know my daughter, Liu Mianmian?"
Aunt Cao looked her over, her expression growing even more alert. She said, "You're Liu Mianmian's biological mother. How come I've never seen you before? And since you're Liu Mianmian's biological mother, don't you know that the non-working members of her family are all going to the countryside for the wedding?"
Holding a wedding is a big deal these days. Generally, all relatives will be invited. Even if they are not invited, how can the mother not know that her daughter and her family are going to the countryside to attend the wedding?
Ding Mingxia secretly regretted that she came at the wrong time. Then she changed her mind and remembered that the Shen family were all from Nancheng. It was said that the older generation died or dispersed during the war. They didn’t have many relatives in the countryside. So the relatives in the countryside could only be... the Yu family!
That damn girl doesn't have a good relationship with her biological parents who live so close to her, but is so close to that family of peasants, and even travels thousands of miles to attend their wedding. She really doesn't know what she's talking about.
Ding Mingxia was secretly angry, but she smiled and said, "Maybe it's some distant relative. Young people like to have fun, so they might go over to join in the fun."
Hey, this is getting more and more wrong.
Aunt Cao knew that Aunt Liu had been helping her relative in the countryside sell radish strips for the past few months. Slurp, those pickled radish strips were really delicious. She had bought them several times, and everyone in the family, young and old, liked to eat them... This was not the most important thing. The most important thing was that Aunt Liu said it herself. She was Liu Mianmian's godmother, and they had a very good relationship.
This person who calls herself her biological mother didn't know that her biological daughter went to her godmother's house to attend the wedding, and she even said that her godmother's family was not even remotely related to her.
This is obviously a lie!
Seeing Ding Mingxia was about to leave, Aunt Cao rushed over, stretched out her hand and grabbed Ding Mingxia's hair, slapped her first, and then shouted: "Someone come, someone is here to do something bad, steal money, rob, kidnap children——"
Although the other party was visiting the Shen family, their house was not far away. Who could have been sure that she had visited their house as well? Aunt Cao always felt that her conditions were among the best in Qiuzhi Lane, so she was always wary and cautious of strangers who appeared in the alley.
In her eyes, Ding Mingxia was as full of loopholes as a sieve. She had to be taught a lesson to let her and her accomplices know how powerful she was.
Aunt Cao's loud yelling quickly attracted the neighbors nearby. When they came over and saw Aunt Cao grabbing the other person and beating her violently, they thought that the woman was doing something bad and was caught red-handed by Aunt Cao. What were they waiting for? They quickly went over to help.
While helping, there were naturally some "righteous" people who took advantage of the chaos to hit Ding Mingxia a few times.
Ding Mingxia kept shouting, "It's not me, you misunderstood me," but in such a mess, who would listen to them?
By the time the police, who were called by someone, came over, Ding Mingxia had already been beaten black and blue.
At this time, Liu Mianmian, who knew nothing, had already boarded the bus to Qianjin Township.
After getting off the bus in the countryside, Liu Mianmian and the others went to a state-owned restaurant for lunch, and then found a tractor and paid three yuan to ask the driver to take them to Liuxia Village.
"You are from the city, right? Are you going to visit relatives in Liuxia Village?" the uncle driving the tractor asked casually.
Aunt Liu said with a smile: "We are here to attend the wedding."
The uncle understood: "Are you going to Old Yu's house for a wedding? I heard that Old Yu's family in Liuxia Village contracted ponds and mountain land from two villages. The fish they raise are fat and big, and the first crop sold for a lot of money. His family has turned things around. At first, many people laughed at them, saying they were crazy about making money. Now no one says that anymore, they're just envious! Recently, several villages nearby have seen more people raising chickens, pigs, and trees. Everyone wants to learn how to make some money."
Unexpectedly, Yu Guoliang and his group became prominent figures in Qianjin Township.
Aunt Liu and Uncle Wang immediately felt proud of it.
After the tractor started, the noise was so loud that the uncle didn't say anything.
Only those who have ridden a tractor in such cold weather know how it feels. Liu Mianmian wrapped herself in a scarf so tightly that only her eyes were exposed, but she still felt like she was almost blown silly. Later, she simply used Shen Weizhuo as a human shield, nestled in his arms, and refused to show her head.
Shen Weizhuo has always had a low body temperature, but he is actually not afraid of the cold. Surviving in the ice and snow is commonplace in the other world. Although his supernatural powers have disappeared, his body is actually stronger than that of ordinary people in this world.
As the tractor arrived at the village entrance, a dark-skinned young man suddenly emerged from the bamboo forest beside the road and yelled at them, "Mom, Dad, Weizhou—"
The tractor stopped.
Wang Zhiyuan rushed over, his face full of excitement: "Mom and Dad, why are you here too?"
As soon as Aunt Liu got out of the car, she raised her hand and slapped Wang Zhiyuan several times: "What do you think? You went out for a while and got lost. You didn't even bother to go home and look after yourself."
Wang Zhiyuan begged for mercy: "Mom, Mom, I'm busy, too busy to have time..."
After paying for the car, Liu Mianmian's first words were: "Let my brother quickly buy a motorcycle three-wheeled vehicle. I saw someone built a shed on it, which can also protect it from the wind and rain."
She had told Yu Guoliang about it on the phone earlier, but Yu Guoliang had been dragging his feet and not buying it. Liu Mianmian guessed that he didn't want to ask her for money again. After all, the lowest-end version of this thing cost several hundred yuan.
However, this is a necessary means of transportation, and this time she must persuade Yu Guoliang to buy it.
Walking all the way to the village, many people greeted Wang Zhiyuan first, and then noticed Liu Mianmian. It can be seen that Wang Zhiyuan is doing well in the village.
Wang Zhiyuan was carrying a bamboo basket. He had just been digging bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest at the entrance of the village. There was half a basket of bamboo shoots in the basket.
"These bamboo shoots are so fresh and tender. I'll ask Auntie to stir-fry some meat for you guys later. It's so delicious."
The official wedding banquet is tomorrow, but transportation is inconvenient these days, and relatives and friends who live a little far away have to come a day in advance to attend the wedding banquet, so the banquet in the countryside is usually held for three consecutive days. Of course, the food on the first and last two days is a little more casual.
As soon as Liu Mianmian and the others reached the door, Yu Huanhuan and Yu Suisui ran out, the two children crying, "Aunt is back, Aunt is back!"
Yu Suisui was young, and after half a year, she actually didn’t recognize Liu Mianmian and the others anymore, and just followed Yu Huanhuan’s calls.
Xu Li ran out: "Hey, Mianmian, Weizhou, you are here!"
Wang Zhiyuan took the initiative to introduce Aunt Liu and Uncle Wang. Xu Li smiled and said, "Sister Liu, I'm glad to meet you. Oh, I relied on you to help sell all those radish strips."
Although Xu Li and Aunt Liu met for the first time, they had close business ties.
Ever since she discovered that Aunt Liu was having a great time selling radish strips, Liu Mianmian entrusted the matter of selling radish strips to Aunt Liu. Later, she let Aunt Liu contact Xu Li herself regarding purchasing and other matters.
After learning that so many people in the city liked to eat it, Xu Li continued to pickle several more batches. Although the radish strips were not very attractive, they made Aunt Liu and Xu Li a lot of money.
The two of them immediately started chatting enthusiastically and became good half-sisters.
Yu Yongcheng greeted Uncle Wang, while Ye Lan smiled and greeted Liu Mianmian and Shen Weizhou: "You must have had a hard time coming all the way here. Have you had lunch yet? Then I'll scoop some longan syrup for you to moisten your throats."
Ye Lan was not very supportive of Yu Guoliang's contracting of the fish ponds and mountain lands at first, but Yu Guoliang acted first and asked for permission later, so she had no chance to stop him.
Later, Liu Mianmian paid to extend the lease period. Ye Lan was really scared, but fortunately, after several months of hard work, the peanuts have been harvested and the fish have been fattened. The couple secretly calculated at night and found that they can make a lot of money in this season alone!
Ye Lan finally understood why Liu Mianmian asked Yu Guoliang to sign the contract for a few more years. As soon as they sold the first batch of fish, someone in the village wanted to take over the fish pond. If it had not been written clearly in black and white, the pond might have been stolen away by someone else.
Ye Lan was really grateful to Liu Mianmian.
My sister-in-law has changed a lot since she went to the city. Not only has her personality improved, but her perspective has also changed completely.
Liu Mianmian and the others had just sat down and drank half a bowl of sugar water when a teenager suddenly ran over and stood at the gate, shouting, "Auntie Yu, Brother Guodong wants you to hurry over! Someone wants to steal the fish!"
What? !
Everyone in Lao Yu's family stood up at once.
The fish in the two ponds are their lifeblood right now. Who is so shameless as to want to steal them in broad daylight?!
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