Chapter 150

"We'll take it step by step." Xu Wen asked, "Maybe if we all come here, the eldest sister and her family will also be willing to come over and do some small business."

"That's right! She just got pregnant, it's too early! We are just chatting casually. Who knows what will happen by then."

The three of them chatted for a while, and then customers started to come into the store.

Sang Xiaoqing and Xu Wen went back to the kitchen to work, and Xu Wen got up to go upstairs. Before he could even get to the top of the stairs, Lu Yuanzheng and his second uncle came in.

Xu Wen had no choice but to hold his waist and sit back down.

The second uncle gave all the money he had earned to Xu Wen, "It's finally time to settle the accounts! I can't sleep well with so much money every day."

Xu asked: "..."

It’s not more than 500 yuan.

It’s not that I made more than 500 yuan in just over a month, the cost of purchasing raw materials is also included.

Xu Wen first took out the original money and put it aside. Then he divided the remaining money into three parts, giving one part to his second uncle, which was his 40%, about 60 yuan.

The sisters-in-law also got sixty yuan, but it was only about sixty yuan from many sisters-in-law combined.

Xu asked himself that he only had 20% of it, less than 30 yuan.

Xu Wen also used his own capital to pay back the rent that his uncle had previously paid to his second uncle.

"Uncle, when you go back, sort the shelves. Try to sell out all the things made by my sister-in-law who didn't deliver the goods these two times. If they are not selling well, please send them to the dock next Saturday and I will take them back. These goods will not be put on the shelves in the future. My sister-in-law who has been supplying the goods will continue as usual. In addition, go and ask around the production teams to see if there are any who are willing to sell their local specialties in your store. You can take a commission from helping them sell them."

The second uncle nodded repeatedly, "That means we can have more income."

Lu Yuanzheng frowned, "You don't want to play with them anymore?"

This "they" refers to my sister-in-law who has not delivered the goods in the past two weeks.

"Do you think I look like a kind-looking Bodhisattva?" Xu Wen rested his elbows on the table, supported his chin and gave Lu Yuanzheng a sinister smile.

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

It doesn’t look like a Bodhisattva, but it does look like the White Bone Demon.

He sighed softly, "When the time comes, they will realize that they have wronged you and will definitely come to apologize. Do you really intend to never have any contact with them again?"

It’s not that he wants to be a good guy, it’s just that Rainbow Island is too small, and it would be awkward if he couldn’t see her when he looked up, but he would see her when he looked down.

"Of course we won't cut off contact forever." Xu Wen shook his head, "But those who wronged me will definitely pay the price. If you want to do business with me in the future, you have to pay a booth fee. If you want to borrow the counter here from my second uncle, you have to pay more! If you don't want to, you can just not be my partner and sell on your own!"

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

Second uncle: “…”

The second uncle originally wanted to ask who had wronged Xu Wen, but after hearing this, he suddenly felt that it didn’t matter who it was, because Xu Wen would not be the one who suffered the loss anyway.

Lu Yuanzheng had no objection and raised his hands to show his support: "As long as you are happy!"

In the evening, the Rainbow returned on time.

Xu Wen sat in the ship's dining room with a few dozen dollars in his hand and pouted, "It's not even enough for gas!"

I make more than 20 yuan from four trips a month, which is really not enough to pay for the gas on the Rainbow.

Lu Yuanzheng rolled his eyes: "The Rainbow is now refueling the troops, but we didn't ask for your money!"

This is a fake "Rainbow" but a real battleship, so Xu Wen will definitely not be asked to pay for it.

As long as the Kaya does not leave, there will be no replacement for a real civilian ship.

Xu Wen was not comforted, and pouted: "What's wrong with not asking me for money? How much money did you make from my ideas? Letting me use the boat twice is a reward for me, and I feel at ease using the boat! Besides, not letting me take the gas money now doesn't mean I won't have to take it forever. After the Kaya leaves, won't I have to switch back to the original Rainbow? And I can't always use military ships, sooner or later I have to buy an ordinary cargo ship, right?"

This amount of money is not enough to buy a boat, let alone rent a boat for a month.

Lu Yuanzheng didn't know whether to tease or comfort her: "It's not a small amount! You earn more than 20 yuan a month. It's close to the salary of ordinary workers. Besides, you have eliminated a lot of capital this month. The backlog of goods is also capital. The rented store is also capital. Although the profit is not much, at least you can see the return of money. It will get better and better in the future!"

"It's not like that. Even if my second uncle doesn't sell my sisters-in-law's things, he can still make 50 or 60 yuan a month, right? My brother used to make more. Of course, this is also related to whether he knows how to do business. As for my sisters-in-law, I'm afraid that the 50 or 60 yuan will not be much for each of them."

The delivery situation of each sister-in-law's goods was different. For example, Doudou's mother took 12 yuan by herself, and Wang Lingling also took 7 or 8 yuan. Some sisters-in-law could only get a few cents.

But as Lu Yuanzheng said, without the rental cost next month, the income will increase.

Xu Wen thought for a moment and hummed, "If you want to isolate me now, don't even think about getting on my ship easily in the future!"

This time Lu Yuanzheng wisely did not persuade her.

Human nature is complex.

Most people have more than one side.

Some sisters-in-law with strong personalities were not used to seeing Xu Wen dealing with the people on the Kaya, and would directly express their hostility towards Xu Wen.

In a situation like this, I'm actually not that angry.

People who have no brains and judgment are not worth taking too seriously as enemies.

But for a larger number of people, their hostility is hidden.

They might have cursed Xu Wen as a "traitor" behind her back, but when they met her they greeted her warmly.

This enthusiasm may come from one's own personality or from other considerations.

For example, their men are all Lu Yuanzheng's subordinates, and they are afraid that if they offend Xu Wen, Lu Yuanzheng will make things difficult for their men.

There are also some sisters-in-law who simply don't want to cause trouble. They are not very familiar with Xu Wen anyway, so they simply stay away from Xu Wen and don't even do business with her.

Of course, there are still some sisters-in-law, such as Mrs. Li, Song Baoying, Wang Lingling, Doudou's mother, etc. who still believe in Xu Wen unconditionally.

Xu Wen wanted to say something when she heard a belching sound from the side, and her stomach churned.

She tilted her head and saw the female comrade named Wang Qian, who covered her mouth and rushed up the stairs to the deck beside her.

Xu Wen casually took the teapot at hand, poured a cup, and took a sip. He felt that the taste made his heart very comfortable, and couldn't help but take another sip.

The discomfort in my heart dissipated.

"What kind of tea is this? Did you bring it on the ship? Can I have some to take home?"

As Xu Wen spoke, she looked up at Lu Yuanzheng, only to see that Lu Yuanzheng was looking at her with a distressed expression.

"What's with that expression on your face?" Xu Wen wondered, "It's as if I drank DiDiWei."

Fearing that Lu Yuanzheng didn't know what the enemy was, he added, "It's a kind of inexpensive pesticide."

Lu Yuanzheng put his upper and lower teeth together and moved them for a while, but still felt that his teeth were crooked. He couldn't help but put his hands on his cheeks and asked her, "Don't you feel sore?"

Xu Wen shook his head and looked down at the teapot in his hand, "Is there any sour tea?"

She really didn't think so.

Lu Yuanzheng took a deep breath and looked at Xu Wen drinking. He felt sour in his mouth, "What you drank is vinegar!"

"Ah?" Xu Wen's eyes widened as he looked at the teapot in his hand in disbelief, "But this is a teapot!"

"There is no condition for drinking tea on the ship, and there are not many young people who like to drink tea. So the teapots on the ship are basically used to store vinegar. Even if there is no kitchenware on the ship, the former head of the cooking team of this ship likes to drink tea. If we can't find someone to store vinegar, we will steal his teapot to use."

Xu Wen opened the lid of the teapot and smelled it, and indeed there was a sour smell.

Xu Wen was silent.

The journey was long and silent.

After a while, they both spoke at the same time.

"Us? Have you been on this ship before?"

"Wife, will pregnancy also destroy your sense of taste?"

Lu Yuanzheng answered first: "I was on a mission once and stayed on this ship for a while, about a month."

"I don't know if it will damage the sense of taste. But I know that pregnant women may have an unstable sense of taste for a period of time."

Although she had a son named Dongsheng, this was her first pregnancy and Xu Wen was very nervous. She would call the magic mirror out from time to time to ask about pregnancy knowledge.

As Sang Xiaoqing told her, there is a period of time when pregnant women's tastes will change a lot.

Maybe you can eat lemons without any food in the last second, and the next second you just want to eat white rice.

Suddenly you'll crave something really badly, but once you buy it you won't want to eat it anymore.

However...

Xu Wen looked at the teapot in his hand, no, the vinegar pot, and his mouth twitched.

Even though I was prepared, the taste was still scary.

When Xu Wen looked up again, she saw Lu Yuanzheng staring at the teapot in her hand with a look of deep resentment.

She pushed the teapot towards Lu Yuanzheng and said, "Why? You want to try it too?"

Lu Yuanzheng hissed, and felt something sour pouring out of his mouth again. He said with an indifferent expression, "I just remembered the saying 'sour sons make spicy daughters'. Are you going to drink my daughter away by drinking sourness like this?"

Xu asked: "..."

She rolled her eyes speechlessly, stood up and walked out, "I don't know whether you have a daughter or not. But I think you might have lost your mind. You believe such unfounded rumors."

"Where are you going?" Lu Yuanzheng pulled out a chair, picked up the belt on the table, and followed Xu Wen.

"Go check on Wang Qian, the girl who just ran up to vomit. It is said that she has been in poor health at home. I am afraid something has happened to her here."

Lu Yuanzheng shook his head. "Probably not. They all had a health checkup before going to the island."

The vast majority of people on Rainbow Island are officers and soldiers, and they need to maintain absolute combat effectiveness.

If someone here carries an infectious virus, it can have serious consequences, so we have to ensure that those who come to the island have a clean background and are in good health.

Xu Wen raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and told Lu Yuanzheng what Wang Qian had revealed when they were chatting.

Lu Yuanzheng nodded: "I don't know anything else, but she is indeed healthy."

When Xu Wen and Lu Yuanzheng walked onto the deck, Wang Qian was holding onto the railing and vomiting bitterly.

The discomfort that had just been suppressed by drinking the vinegar began to surge up again when he heard Wang Qian vomiting.

She really wanted to check on Wang Qian, but it seemed that her health did not allow it.

I've heard of empathy, but I've never heard of sympathy.

Xu Wen patted his chest lightly, turned his back and raised his head.

"You go down first, I'll find someone to check on her."

Xu Wen hummed, and let Lu Yuanzheng help him back to the restaurant to start making vinegar again.

Lu Yuanzheng called Sister Li to help go up and check on Wang Qian, and handed her a glass of warm water and two seasickness pills.

Sure enough, Mrs. Li said that Wang Qian was just a little seasick and it was nothing serious.

It was fine when we came here, the sea was calm, but when we went back, the wind started to blow and the waves in the deep sea were quite big, so some people who were seasick naturally felt uncomfortable.

Only then did Xu Wen feel relieved.

Lu Yuanzheng left Xu Wen, who was drinking a lot of vinegar, and went to ask Mrs. Li for advice, asking her what pregnant women generally like to eat and how to take care of them.

Xu Wen vaguely heard their conversation and couldn't help rolling his eyes, asking Mrs. Li what's the use? Every pregnant woman's pregnancy reaction is different.

It would be better to ask the doctor or ask her herself during the prenatal check-up.

This is how Xu Wen’s pregnancy reaction began.

She still seldom vomits, but has become very difficult to feed.

Today you have to eat strong flavors, such as sour or spicy, and tomorrow you will eat boiled vegetables or even plain rice.

She definitely couldn't eat in the cafeteria in this state, so no matter how busy Lu Yuanzheng was, he would insist on cooking for her first.

Xu Wen has been teaching the girls most of the time these days.

In the first class, she did not share her learning experience or knowledge points, but taught everyone how to learn on their own.

Xu Wen believes that everyone's ability and speed to absorb knowledge are different.

The teacher's lecture is universal and needs to face the whole class.

Some people with a good foundation may think it is a waste of time, while some people with a poor foundation may find it like a foreign language.

Some of the remaining people thought it was very good, while others thought the teaching method was boring and didn't want to listen.

Effective self-study can help you avoid detours and learn more.

Especially in college, self-study is more important.

The young female comrades who come here have different foundations and know different things, but they all have the same goal: to get into college.

Xu Wen is alone and it is impossible for him to accompany them 24 hours a day, nor can he provide one-on-one counseling.

So I have to teach them to study on their own first, so that everyone learns what they know first, and then they can ask her if they can't understand it.

On the first day of class, some girls were quite dissatisfied and felt that they were deceived by Xu Wen.

They came for Xu Wen's experience and learning methods, but who knew that Xu Wen taught them to learn on their own.

If they had to learn it themselves, why would they go through so much trouble to come to the island?

Can't study well at home? There is food, drink and a decent house to live in.

The conditions here are so harsh.

Xu Wen didn't say anything, just handed out a set of papers and took an exam for a whole day.

Then I sent it back to Song Baoying and asked them to help correct it.

Seeing that their protests were futile, the girls could only swallow their anger and follow suit.

Now that I'm here, I can't just leave whenever I want. What else can I do if I don't want to learn?

Xu Wen really couldn't spend more energy on these girls because the 3D printer was finally working.