Chapter 11 [11] They are so pitiful. ...
Zhang Lancao finally sold all her things, and it was already dark when she returned home.
Tang Youshan burst into tears out of grievance, wiping his tears and glaring at her.
Zhang Lancao found it funny, and felt that the old man was becoming more and more childish. "Dad, I'll get you something to eat right away."
Tang Youshan sobbed, "Xiao An's cooking is terrible, and he can't even do massage..."
Tang An rolled his eyes when he heard this. He had barely caught his breath the entire day, and his grandfather actually complained that he didn't take good care of him.
Does he know how difficult he is?
Zhang Lancao finally took a shower and went to bed, falling asleep immediately.
Tang Aiguo, who was lying on the bed with a tense face, said: "..."
He was so angry that he got dressed and walked outside. At this time, even the TV series had ended and the lights in every house were off. He couldn't even find anyone to chat with. He came back with a gloomy face. Zhang Lancao was already asleep. Tang Aiguo felt more and more depressed. He tossed and turned in bed like a frying fish, and finally fell asleep in a daze.
Zhang Lancao was still excited after coming back from sweeping the street. She pushed the door and entered her daughter's room. Tang Yuanyuan was sleeping soundly. The small room was very stuffy and hot. Fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. She took a palm-leaf fan and fanned Tang Yuanyuan twice. When she heard Tang Youshan calling her, she had to put down the fan.
Last night, it sold a total of 16.3 yuan, which it took out and placed next to Tang Yuanyuan's pillow.
This is equivalent to letting Tang Yuanyuan sleep with money as a pillow.
When Tang Yuanyuan woke up and saw the money, she felt very happy.
Her mother really understands her.
Tang Yuanyuan collected the money and put it in the box. It wasn't that she didn't want to give it to Zhang Lancao, but it was just very convenient for Tang Aiguo to get money from her mother.
Also, she now understands the importance of having money in her hands.
She always used to think that her father was the head of the family because he was the father.
Now she understands better that it is because her father used to be the main breadwinner in the family, and whoever controls the money has the power to make decisions on major matters.
She now wants to be the decision maker of the family, so she has to control the money.
When she makes a lot of money in the future, she will give her mother a lot!
He took the toothbrush and porcelain basin to the yard to wash up, while Zhang Lancao went into the kitchen to get mung bean soup and jelly, which she tied to the back seat, as well as half a bucket of candied plums and half a bucket of mung bean soup.
After Tang Yuanyuan finished washing up, she hung her towel on the towel rack. When she turned around, Zhang Lancao was beside her with a large bowl of mung bean soup in her hand. "Have a bowl."
It contains enough sugar and tastes sweet.
Tang Youshan is now becoming more and more dependent on Zhang Lancao.
His eyes were red, like a child who was afraid of being thrown a ball by his parents. He clung to Zhang Lancao's arm tightly. Tang Yuanyuan couldn't coax him by giving him candy, and even braised pork lost its appeal to him. Finally, Zhang Lancao agreed to go home early, and Tang Youshan reluctantly let her go.
Although the mother and daughter live in the same house, their schedules are staggered, so they can only be together for a short while.
After riding out of the alley, Tang Yuanyuan and Zhang Lancao rode side by side.
"Mom, do you believe it now? Cooking is very profitable and better than working."
Zhang Lancao is just a temporary worker, sweeping the streets for 60 yuan a month, and the salary has not changed over the years.
Looking back now, you can only earn this much by setting up a random stall.
The main reason is that Xu Xiaofeng's place cannot last long and fire cannot be lit. In winter, no one will eat such cold food.
If she had a store that could sell food properly, she couldn't imagine how much money she could make.
"Yeah, I never thought that making money could be so easy."
They have only been selling for a few hours. Over at the South Gate, there is such a large flow of customers that they sell all day long!
Seeing that her mother was also addicted to making money, Tang Yuanyuan said, "Mom, you should quit your job. I plan to go to the border town and buy some goods to sell."
Zhang Lancao: "The border town is too far away. How can you, a little girl like you, do this?"
"I quit my job at night and focus on selling food. I'm confident I can support you two siblings in school."
Tang Yuanyuan knew that if her mother set up a stall, she would be able to support her.
The problem is that it would be too hard. The winters in Taocheng are so cold, and it is very hot outside in the summer.
It would be more appropriate to make a lot of money and open a proper store for her mother.
"Mom, I've thought it through. The money I've earned recently, plus my salary, will bring me over 500 yuan. I'm going to wholesale it all into stationery, pencils, and notebooks, and buy some snacks. Notebooks, pens, and pencil cases are all essential for the start of school. As long as I sell them cheaper than the canteen, who wouldn't be happy? I'm sure I can make a lot of money. With this money, I can open a store for you."
"This way, you can make money even in winter and you won't have to get up in the middle of the night anymore!"
She didn't say the last sentence. She didn't have to follow her father around and serve him at home every day.
"Mom, believe me, I will definitely be able to open a store for you."
After hearing Tang Yuanyuan's plan, Zhang Lancao was moved, but she couldn't think of any illogical point. She only had the most simple worry.
I heard there are a lot of bad guys on the train and a lot of robbers in the south.
My daughter is so young, what should I do if she meets a bad person?
Also, I have invested 500 yuan. If I can’t sell it, won’t my daughter’s schooling be delayed?
It’s better to save some money.
Wait until you have more money, it will be safer.
Tang Yuanyuan, however, feels that doing business requires the courage to try new things, because she has discovered in just the past few days that the number of new merchants in the wholesale market has been increasing.
Of course, she also knew that this idea was a bit risky, and she had also heard that someone had been cheated when he went south to work and had no news from his family for many years.
But she knew her mother too well. Setting up a stall was hard work, and the family had so much foreign debt. Her mother would work hard to sell things, staying up late and getting up early.
Since there is a chance to make a lot of money now, why doesn't she try it? Why should she put all this hardship on her mother alone?
If she didn't know this information, perhaps she would feel at ease and tell herself that you are still a child and it is your mother's responsibility to support your education.
But now that she knows, she can't ignore her mother's hard work.
As for the fact that there are many scammers, wouldn't it be enough if she was smarter and didn't trust people easily?
When they arrived at the market and found Li Mu also pushing a bicycle to sell jelly, Tang Yuanyuan became more determined in her idea.
The reason she can sell so quickly now is actually because of a trick. It's hot and people don't want to move, so it's very convenient for her to sell door-to-door. But this method is also easy to copy.
Li Mu's smile was surly, matching his overly fair and well-behaved face. His big eyes twinkled under his bangs, and he looked innocent. "Sister Yuanyuan, I'm selling jelly to earn some tuition. You won't be angry, will you?"
Tang Yuanyuan had a cold face and had nothing to say to him. She just rode her bike past him.
Unexpectedly, Li Mu turned the car around and followed him, shouting, "Jelly jelly, cheap, 20 cents a bowl."
Tang Yuanyuan almost couldn't help but stop the car and beat him up!
She could only hold back when her regular customers asked her to buy jelly.
"Why isn't your mother here today? Who is this guy? Your brother? Is the price of jelly reduced today?"
Li Mu has a cute appearance, wearing a white shirt and black pants. His good looks are hard to ignore, not to mention that he just shouted to sell jelly.
Tang Yuanyuan: "I don't know him."
Li Mu: "Sister Yuanyuan, I know you are angry about me selling jelly, but my parents are dead, I am alone, and I don't know where the tuition for school will come from. I just want to have a meal and earn some tuition."
Tang Yuanyuan cursed in her heart, "You stupid liar, you're addicted to acting, right?"
"What a poor child, so miserable, yet he is sensible. Auntie, please give me two bowls. It just so happens that my child is also in the store."
Li Mu: "Oh, thank you, Auntie!"
"Auntie, are you hiring temporary workers? Die" (he deliberately emphasized the word "die"), "He's the child of his parents, the most sensible, and he still has strength. His requirements are not high. Just give him food and a little salary."
Li Mu could tell that Tang Yuanyuan was scolding her, but she just pretended not to understand and acted well, as if she could just stutter.
Tang Yuanyuan managed to sell all her things smoothly today, but she knew that it might not be the same tomorrow.
Because everyone is familiar with Li Mu.
Soon, there may be more people selling food here.
This made her even more determined that she must go to the border town!
Along the way, Tang Yuanyuan was about to vomit after hearing "Sister Yuanyuan".
She deliberately walked into an empty alley, parked her bicycle, and hooked her finger at Li Mu: "Come here."
Li Mu seemed unaware of Tang Yuanyuan's malicious intent, and continued to smile sweetly, "Sister Yuanyuan, what's wrong?"
Tang Yuanyuan: "Didn't you just ask me how this plum was made?"
"Come here and I'll tell you."
Li Muzhi got on his bicycle and really stuck his head over.
“Actually, it’s very simple. All you need is…”
She spoke with a smile, her hand quietly balled into a fist and punched him in the stomach.
But the other party grabbed it with one hand and twisted it in the opposite direction.
Li Mu is only a few months younger than Tang Yuanyuan, but he is much taller and heavier than Tang Yuanyuan, so naturally he is not as strong as her.
She tried to break free, but she couldn't get away even after gritting her teeth and using all her strength. Beads of sweat oozed from her forehead, and she stared at Li Mu stubbornly.
Li Mu pulled the corners of his mouth into a sly smile: "Sister Yuanyuan, you are much more pleasing to the eye when you jump up and down like this than when you were pretending just now."
Tang Yuanyuan: "Your mean face is much more pleasing to the eye than before."
"Really?" Li Mu increased the strength of his hands: "Sister Yuanyuan is really stubborn. She is always so stubborn."
"Please, please, and I'll let you go."
Tang Yuanyuan felt the pain of her fingers being twisted and clenched, and the sound of bones crackling in her eardrums, but she would never beg Li Mu for help.
She quietly raised her foot and stepped roughly on Li Mu's little toe. Li Mu felt pain and let go of her hand.
Tang Yuanyuan also imitated his infuriating smile and calmly shook her aching hand. Perhaps because she saw Li Mu in pain, her bony fingers didn't hurt as much anymore.
"Li Mu, you are just a beast in sheep's clothing."
"You want me to beg you, that's impossible."
Li Mu touched his little toe that was hurt, and the corner of his mouth curled up.
This wild girl has quite a lot of strength in her legs.
Tang Yuanyuan pushed the cart to the north gate and told Zhang Lancao about Li Mu coming to sell jelly, and also mentioned again that she was going to the border town.
Xu Xiaofeng thought it was great and couldn't help but praise her: "She has ideas and courage, Auntie, you give it to her. I think it's okay."
I remember when she was 22 years old, she went to the border town alone with a "huge sum of money" of 2,000 yuan to pick up goods. She was very scared at that time. This is how people are trained.
"Don't worry, you can get the goods there. They have a price advantage and can be sold."
When Zhang Lancao saw that Xu Xiaofeng said this was a good idea, she took a step back.
Her condition was that she and her daughter go together.
Tang Yuanyuan thought this was a good idea. Firstly, the train tickets were not expensive, and secondly, if two people went, they could bring back more things.
All they have to do now is wait a few days, get their salary, and then save some money.
Zhang Lancao still waited until all the things were sold out before going home. When Tang Aiguo returned home, the stove was cold again.
I waited for a long time with an empty stomach, and the noodles were salty and mushy.
It was raw yesterday and the core was white.
In short, there was still no desire to eat. Even though my stomach was empty, I had no appetite for the meal. I wanted to curse, but I saw my son sweating in the kitchen.
When Tang An's friends came to play with him, his son couldn't leave and couldn't even go to play.
They are so pitiful, father and son.
This family is in chaos!
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