Chapter 36 [36] Kneeling in the debris.
It was the first time that Li Mu "beat" Tang Yuanyuan in selling goods, and his chest puffed out unconsciously.
"Um, have you bought your ticket? I've sold out of all my clothes and I need to get to Ningcheng to buy some clothes to sell. I'm really in a hurry."
"You can't sell this crystal anyway, so don't waste your time. I'll buy a train ticket tomorrow."
Tang Yuanyuan took the sack from the clip on the back seat of the car: "I've already bought it. The train is at six o'clock the day after tomorrow morning."
She sold out her goods very early today. Since Dongcheng was very close, she bought a train ticket and then bought a sack of crystal bracelets and pearl necklaces. She bought the least crystal ornaments, and this time she mainly bought the kind that girls like.
Li Mu froze for a moment, then said:
"You're right. This is a huge loss. The more we buy clothes from Ningcheng, the more we'll have to go there to sell them. When school starts, this business won't be possible."
Over the past couple of days, familiar uncles and aunts have all come to inquire about his clothing business; it's clear they're all interested. By the time winter vacation rolls around, six months have passed, who knows what the market will be like.
Tang Yuanyuan has always been a man of few words, and she did not correct Li Mu about the goods. She just carried the sack into the house in silence.
Li Mu saw it and felt that she was in a bad mood because the goods she had dealt with were wasted.
The purchase price of that thing is so expensive, comparable to a piece of clothing. This sack is too cheap.
Anyone would be in a bad mood.
In comparison, he was lucky enough to have half a sack of goods left today. After all, the clothes could be sold anyway, so he could just sell them slowly.
Tang Yuanyuan came out to wash her face, and Li Mu came over and asked, "How much money did you lose?"
Tang Yuanyuan looked at him.
Li Mu explained: "Don't be discouraged. We are making a lot of money now. If you buy more goods tomorrow, you will make it back. In the future, don't buy too much of that messy stuff. Even if the clothes don't sell as fast next time, we can still sell small commodities. People need these small things, and there is still money to be made."
Tang Yuanyuan wrung out the towel and hung it on the washstand. "I lost a thousand yuan, and I used another two thousand to pay my mom's lawyer fees. I don't have much money left for clothes. Can you lend me a thousand?"
Li Mu clutched his pocket tightly. "Are you targeting me?"
Tang Yuanyuan: "Why are you so nervous? I'm just asking casually. If you don't want to, forget it."
Li Mu: "Who wouldn't want to? I was just wondering if you, a little girl, would lend me money and not pay it back."
"Forget it, we're all going to take it together anyway. I'll lend you 500, and you write me an IOU."
"Never mind. I was just kidding."
"Five hundred yuan is my limit!" Li Mu said, "I've only ever lent your brother Tang An five yuan."
Tang Yuanyuan: "Oh, that's not necessary, I just said it casually."
"Our biggest customers are the wealthy people in the wholesale market. They bought everything the day before yesterday and won't be buying on a large scale in the short term. The factory has already made two rounds of purchases, so the clothes may not sell as quickly in the future. It's good enough if we can sell ten pieces a day. I don't plan to take too much, in case I end up with too much."
"School will start soon, so I'll be done with wholesale stationery."
Li Mu: "You think so too? I also think that the clothes in the past two days are obviously not selling as fast as the first day."
Originally, he saw Tang Yuanyuan selling high-end goods and was planning to sell some high-end goods as well. Now, after hearing what Tang Yuanyuan said, he realized that this was the truth.
He plans to mainly import cheap clothes, after all, the buyers are all workers.
He unconsciously brought himself into this. As for clothes, it’s enough to just have some to wear. Who would be willing to keep buying them?
Or go the affordable route.
Tang Yuanyuan took the opportunity to talk to Li Mu about bringing Xu Xiaofeng with her. Setting up a stall and carrying goods by hand were not long-term solutions. Opening a store was the real deal.
Li Mu naturally had no objection: "By the way, I heard that your father and your brother went home. When are you going to drive those women away?"
Tang Yuanyuan: "Tomorrow night."
Li Mu: "Tomorrow, I have to go to No. 1 Middle School to pay the tuition fee."
At daybreak, Tang Yuanyuan had dinner and went to sell crystals as usual.
Li Mu stretched lazily in the yard. "You can't sell that stuff, right? Going out? Isn't that a waste of time?"
"Look at me, all the goods were sold out yesterday. I don't even need to go out today. I can just stay at home and watch TV."
Tang Yuanyuan: "I'll go out and try my luck, maybe I can sell a few."
Li Mu: "Where are you going to sell it today?"
Tang Yuanyuan: "Wholesale market, near the textile factory."
Li Mu waited until Tang Yuanyuan left, then hurried into the bedroom, took out the small half sack of clothes that was left over from yesterday, and took the last sack with him. He took all the clothes and rode his bicycle with the clothes hanger and went out.
He deliberately stopped by Zhao Dong's house and told him that he had earned enough money for tuition and was now going to pay the training fee, so he didn't need to raise money.
Zhao Dong said, "I borrowed it for you too. I'll send it to you tonight."
Li Mu rode his bicycle and looked at the sky in the distance.
It's been five years, and tonight, the truth can finally be revealed.
...Avoiding the wholesale market and textile factory area, we went to the North City Wholesale Market.
Last night, Tang An had a fight with the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and it looked bad on all sides.
Tang Aiguo and his son couldn't stand Wu Pozi and her mother-in-law, and they also looked down on him and his son.
Both sides dislike each other and want to drive the other out.
In fact, Mrs. Wu and her daughter-in-law had long been tired of living in the Tang family. Not only was the house small, but there was no Simmons mattress, no fan, and no refrigerator.
What makes the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law most uncomfortable is that they have to take a bath in the summer. It was okay when the father and son were not at home, but now that they are back... they really feel inconvenient everywhere.
Seeing Tang An boiling water to cook noodles again, Mrs. Wu felt like she was about to become noodles, so she decided to continue her ideological work: "Tell me, why are you doing this? Sign a letter of understanding with us, and we'll go back to our own home and not bother you here. As for you, you don't have outsiders like us living in your house. Not only are you living comfortably, but you also have 2,000 yuan to improve your lives. It's good for you and me, so why do you have to be so stubborn and make life miserable for everyone?"
Tang An said as he was burning a fire, "Would my dad care about these two thousand dollars from you?"
"My grandfather had a terminal illness, so my father took him to the capital for medical treatment with 6,000 yuan."
"There wasn't enough money at home, so my dad pulled out a 3,000 yuan famine spree. Now, the family still has 1,000 yuan left."
"My dad cares most about his reputation, so he won't take your money. Isn't this just getting stabbed in the back and scolded?"
Mrs. Wu rolled her eyes and thought, no wonder this family is so poor, the man is incompetent and has to pretend to be a filial son by starving himself.
The family still owes debts, so this is easy to deal with.
Money is nothing, the most important thing is that my son can come out early.
"If your family is willing to sign, I can give you five thousand yuan."
Originally, she casually offered two thousand, hoping that the Tang family would raise the price. But now, Mrs. Wu no longer hid her intentions.
Tang An: "Even if you offer ten thousand, my dad won't take it. If people knew I took the money for risking my life, I would be too embarrassed to face anyone in the future."
Mrs. Wu: "Silly child, if you don't tell me and I don't tell you, who will know?"
Tang An waved his hand, "No way."
Although Mrs. Wu has no academic qualifications, she has come from the famine years and has a lot of knowledge about life.
Even though she had lived her whole life, she had never seen someone like Tang An, whose face showed nothing.
Logically speaking, he is only 15 years old and looks awkward. At this age, everything he should want is written on his face.
Mrs. Wu observed carefully and found that even when she said five thousand yuan, Tang An's face still had no expression. She then remembered that even when she scratched his face and neck and left bloody marks, this boy only spoke in a heavier tone, and she had never seen him lose his composure.
I went to stay in the second room for two days and came back. There was a quarrel last night. Today I was able to talk to the mother-in-law normally and make breakfast, although the breakfast was not very delicious.
His father always had a stern face, and his dislike for the mother-in-law was written on his face.
Mrs. Wu probed again, "This is five thousand yuan. With your family's situation, can your father afford your tuition when you go to college? Can he even find you a wife?"
"Look at your family's standard of living. Every meal is either beans or potatoes, noodles and rice. You're as thin as dried tofu. With these 5,000 yuan, your family can eat meat every day, and you can buy yourself some decent clothes."
"You're a good-looking guy, but your clothes are deformed. Aren't you ashamed?"
Tang An: "Clean clothes are more important than fancy ones. A gentleman should follow his position and a gentleman should be a gentleman."
Mrs. Wu's face was full of questions: "What do you mean?"
Tang An: "What I mean is, clothes are not about being neat and tidy. You don't have to pursue luxury. As long as they suit your family situation, they are fine."
Mrs. Wu glanced up and down at his tattered clothes and said, "It is indeed quite suitable for a poor family like yours."
No wonder people call him a nerd.
She doesn't talk to nerds like this.
She would talk to Tang Aiguo when he got off work in the evening.
Tang Yuanyuan sold another 30 sets of pearl necklaces at the wholesale market today and earned 1,050 yuan.
Then she went around the doors of each room a few times and sold another 52 boxes of crystal bracelets, earning 260 yuan. She was not in a hurry for the dozens of boxes left, but took the pearl necklace to Yu Fangfang's house and met the factory director's wife.
Tang Yuanyuan gave the mother and daughter large pearls, the purchase price of which was 200 yuan each.
Before meeting the mother and daughter, she had thought that this thing might not sell, so when she picked up the goods yesterday, she made an agreement with the salesperson that if she couldn't sell it, she would replace it with a smaller one the next time she went to pick up the goods.
But the factory director's wife was wearing a calf-length skirt, white thick-heeled leather shoes, her hair was neatly combed back at the back of her head, and a shawl was draped over her wrists.
Tang Yuanyuan just felt that he was more noble than the people on TV.
In an instant she was sure that this was the right thing!
She took the small pearl necklace and placed it next to it for comparison: "This one is ordinary pearls, selling for 50. Auntie, this one is Suzhou Taihu pearls, they are large, each one is 12mm in size, and there are almost no flaws. This one costs 500 yuan. It's a little more expensive, but it shows more elegance."
"Ordinary people can't afford such fine pearls. I'm very happy to get one for 50 yuan. This kind of pearls are very scarce. I only have two boxes."
The factory director's wife raised her orchid finger, picked it up, and glanced at it calmly: "It is Taihu pearl, but the pearl is still a little small. It's okay to give it to others."
"You can keep both of these boxes."
"Next time, if you have something good, just bring it over. The price is not an issue."
...It's sold now?
I made 600 yuan from two boxes of pearls.
Tang Yuanyuan became more and more certain that it was easier to make money from rich people.
Moreover, according to the factory director's wife, as long as it is a good thing, she will take it.
However, what happened next made her ashamed.
The factory director's wife took out a crystal bracelet and then a very transparent crystal ornament. "Crystals are divided into industrial crystals and natural crystals. Natural crystals are geological wonders, with rare production and precious prices. They are worth collecting."
"Industrial crystal is produced by cooling and crystallizing silicon dioxide dissolved at high temperatures. This is the crystal you sell, and this is my crystal ornament. Compare them."
In this kind of weather, natural crystal is still cold to the touch, but industrial crystal is as warm as your hand.
The horizontal lines on the mirror surface of natural crystal are irregular, but very beautiful.
Compared to this, industrial crystal looks like a piece of glass.
Tang Yuanyuan's forehead was covered in sweat. "I'm sorry, I didn't fully understand crystals. I can refund you for this bracelet."
He did not deny everything and was willing to take the consequences, which shows that he is a responsible person.
The factory director's wife didn't mind this little thing. "It's just a little thing the child bought on a whim. It's nothing. I just want to tell you that business is a complicated business. You must not believe everything others say. Only when you know more can you avoid being easily deceived."
Tang Yuanyuan understood that the factory director's wife was warning her not to use inferior products to make up for the shortcomings.
Yu Fangfang also brought some snacks for Tang Yuanyuan to eat: "This is called cake, a foreign thing, it's delicious."
Tang Yuanyuan had never seen this thing before. It had a water-red plastic shell, and inside was something he had never seen before. It was snow-white, like clouds, and like flowers, and it was yellow, pink, and green.
When I scooped it up with a plastic spoon, it was soft. When I put it in my mouth, the soft sweetness exploded on the tip of my tongue, and I felt completely satisfied.
Yu Fangfang looked at him amusedly: "Is it delicious?"
Tang Yuanyuan nodded: "It's delicious."
“There are actually such delicious things in the world.”
"It must be very expensive, right?"
If her mother were here, she would definitely like it too. In fact, her mother loves sweet food the most. She always gives the candies she brings home from weddings to her and Tang An, saying that she doesn't like them.
However, one time, the candy was melted on the paper and was very difficult to tear. Tang Yuanyuan clearly saw her patiently tearing off the wrapping paper while licking the candy stains on it.
She said she didn't like eating apples, but she would chew the cores of apples and pears.
Tang Yuanyuan's reaction pleased Yu Fangfang: "5 yuan each, that's the selling price in Shanghai. There are no cake shops in Yucheng yet. Our mom asked someone to bring these from Shanghai. We eat them often."
I didn't expect that a meal would be so expensive.
Tang Yuanyuan felt that her horizons had been broadened.
"Thank you for treating me with such an expensive cake. I like it very much. It's so delicious."
The eldest lady was of course showing off, and she was also very satisfied to see that she was quite sensible.
When it comes to showing off, you have to choose the right person.
Yu Fangfang's family also has three poor relatives. The most annoying one is the kind that wants to eat something even though they have never eaten it before, but swallows their saliva and says they don't want to eat it.
Others were shocked when they heard the price and accused them of not knowing how to live by buying a box of snacks for only 5 yuan.
Although Tang Yuanyuan also said it was expensive, it gave her the feeling that she was of noble status and the food she ate was very high-end, which was exactly what she wanted to show off.
Tang Yuanyuan ate the entire cake without leaving a single bite, and she felt very grateful for the cake.
Since it was my first time eating it, I didn’t know the box was disposable, so I went to the kitchen to wash the cake box and spoon.
Yu Fangfang was amused: "This is disposable. You can throw it away after eating. You can't use it to hold food. Just throw it in the trash can."
Tang Yuanyuan: "This is quite convenient and hygienic."
Yu Fangfang: “Yes.”
Tang Yuanyuan: "I should go now. Thank you for the cake."
The factory director's wife was quite satisfied. Although he was young, he dared to travel far and wide to do business. He had seen the wealth of other people's families, but he was not too attached to them. When she communicated with her daughter, although there was some flattery in her words, she was not overly fawning and she had a good sense of propriety.
When I think about the fact that she is still a student and will go back to school after the summer vacation, I like her even more.
Even though my daughter has such good conditions, she still has to pay for her education.
"You can spend more time with this girl. If you learn from her, I won't have to worry about you so much."
Yu Fangfang watched the TV and said, "My dad is a factory manager, and we don't lack money. Why should I study so hard? I don't like it."
After Tang Yuanyuan left the factory director's house, she went to the bank.
She wanted to deposit her own money in her mother's name. After selling all the crystals, she had another 5,270 yuan in her hands.
She couldn't use the money to go to Ningcheng to pick up the goods because human flesh had its limit and she could only carry four sacks at most.
The last incident with the biscuit box sounded the alarm for her. Locks are not omnipotent. What's more, he and Li Mu were away from home for three days. Now their goods are selling well. She can feel it in the past two days. As soon as she returns home, there are a lot of people greeting her in the alley, and their eyes are on the sack behind her.
I guess Li Mu is the same.
It’s better to deposit it in the bank.
The Tang family had savings in the past, but the passbook was in Tang Aiguo’s name and was kept by him.
If her mother had her own savings, the past two years wouldn't have been so difficult for her and her daughter.
Sadly, deceased people cannot save money.
Tang Yuanyuan received the first passbook in his life, leaving only 1,500 yuan to purchase goods and saving 3,200 yuan in total.
After coming out of the bank, Tang Yuanyuan went to the store and weighed three pounds of milk candy. She also bought Tianfang instant noodles, 5 bags each of spicy and chicken flavors, and some spicy chips.
Now that she has money, she doesn't want to treat herself badly.
Tang Yuanyuan was looking for a place to put the passbook in the house, but the cabinet was definitely not the place to put it.
Places like pillows are also places where people tend to rummage through things.
There is a long table by the window, without even a drawer.
Tang Yuanyuan unconsciously brought it in. If she was a thief and climbed over the wall, where would she search first?
We have to find a place that thieves don’t want to enter, so let’s go to the kitchen.
Tang Yuanyuan turned over a floor tile behind the door, put the passbook into a plastic bag, buckled it, and pressed it under the tile.
From the outside, there were no traces to be seen. As long as the other party didn't dig deep into the ground, they would definitely not be able to find it. What's more, she carried her household registration book with her. Without the household registration book and password, the other party could not withdraw money even if he got the passbook.
After doing all this, Tang Yuanyuan picked up the stick and went to the Tang family.
Li Mu was right. It would be better to kick the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law out as soon as possible. If they really signed the letter of understanding, her mother would be too wronged.
Here, Tang Aiguo got off work and saw Mrs. Wu approaching him with a smiling face and holding something in her hand:
"Brother Tang, are you back from get off work? Are you tired?"
What Mrs. Wu was holding in her hand was, of course, a letter of apology.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a discussion today and prepared the letter of understanding first. They will use both soft and hard methods today. They will use the soft method first. If that doesn't work, they will use the hard method. They must get the letter of understanding.
The soft approach, of course, is to ask for more money. If they still don’t agree, then use intimidation. Aren’t they afraid of death? She has even prepared paraquat.
Just now, they had sent Tang An out.
Damn it!
Tang Aiguo was frightened by Mrs. Wu and stepped back cautiously: "What are you doing!"
Behind him, Wu Chuang's wife locked the gate of the courtyard.
Tang Aiguo was clever again: "Are you trying to silence me by killing me?"
Mrs. Wu: "It's a good thing."
"Brother Tang, look, this is a letter of apology. It clearly states that if you are willing to forgive my son, we will compensate you 5,000 yuan."
“5,000 yuan!”
"Brother Tang, you're still young, how can you do it alone? With these 5,000 yuan, you can still starve with 1,000 yuan. With another 500 yuan, you can marry a wife, buy a refrigerator and a color TV at home, and pay for your children's education. Then you can live a good life."
Tang Aiguo swallowed and said, "Five thousand yuan?"
He had seen five thousand yuan, but unfortunately, it was all taken away by scammers. He felt painful every time he thought about it.
Mrs. Wu nodded: "Yes, I'll give you five thousand yuan."
Tang Aiguo stared at the white paper, not knowing what to do for a moment. This was his wife's life-threatening money. If he took it, he would be criticized and scolded to death. Tang Yuanyuan
"To be honest with you, I'm tired of living in your house. Today, either you sign the agreement for me, take the money, or I'll leave."
"Or, we'll both perish. This is paraquat. Let's die together."
"Money or life, choose it yourself."
Tang Aiguo was terrified: "It's not worth it, it's not worth it. Your son is just in jail, he's not dead, why are you still fighting with me?"
Mrs. Wu: "As long as my son can be released soon, my life is nothing."
She finally understood that Tang Aiguo was already a little scared.
Just add some more fire.
"Brother Tang, you're unwilling? Then let's die together."
She took the paraquat behind her and put it on the table, unscrewing the cap.
Tang Aiguo: "Old sister, old sister, don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive."
"Let me think about it."
Mrs. Wu: "As parents, we all do things for our children. As long as my son is well, I don't care about anything else in my old age."
"Come, drink first."
Tang Aiguo was terrified of this thing. He heard that it could kill people. "Then I'll sign it. Isn't it okay if I sign it?"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were very happy. They prepared a pen with water and put it into Tang Aiguo's hand.
If that damn girl knew about this, she would really chop herself into pieces.
no.
Tang Aiguo put down his pen.
Mrs. Wu: "You want to regret it? Then let's die together."
Tang Aiguo: "Even if I sign this, that troublemaker in my family will still want to kill me. I will still die. I can't spend the money, so what's the point?"
Wu Chuang's wife rolled her eyes and said, "Uncle, if we don't tell you and you don't tell us, who would know that you took the money and signed the letter of apology?"
"Well, let's play a scene with you later. We're beaten away by you, but my family doesn't belong to your area, so no one will know."
Tang Aiguo expressed doubt: "Will this work?"
This faint tone of doubt did not sound like disagreement, but more like a reassurance to me.
Mrs. Wu smiled and said, "Of course it will work. The case is handled by the police. I gave this thing to the police instead of your daughter. She is busy with business, how could she know about it?"
Wu Chuang's wife: "Uncle, sign it quickly. Once you're done, let's go to the bank to withdraw the money. I'll get it back home this afternoon."
Mrs. Wu stuffed the pen into Tang Aiguo's palm.
It's not what I want to sign.
They were the ones who threatened me with paraquat. This is also a human life, isn't it?
Tang Aiguo picked up the pen and signed his name. Mrs. Wu and her daughter-in-law looked at each other, their eyes filled with joy.
If I had known this earlier, why would I have wasted so many days?
Mrs. Wu said, "Come on, Brother Tang, let's go to the bank to withdraw some money. Bring your passbook with you and deposit it directly. This way, no one will notice."
Tang Aiguo: "Let's go our separate ways."
Mrs. Wu laughed, this bastard even knew how to avoid people.
Unexpectedly, there was a sound of something heavy falling to the ground. It was Tang Yuanyuan jumping down from the wall.
"What five thousand?"
"Old woman, what is that in your hand?"
Mrs. Wu meowed at the stick in Tang Yuanyuan's hand and subconsciously put the letter of apology behind her: "Nothing."
Tang Yuanyuan sneered: "Do you think I didn't hear it?"
"I'm on the wall. I've heard your entire deal."
"Tang Aiguo, you're such a shameless person! Are you really planning to spend the money your wife earned through her hard work? Aren't you afraid that my mother will come after you and ask for your life?"
Just now, when she saw the Tang family's door closed and heard voices inside, she knew something was fishy. She climbed over the wall and saw the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law trying to trick Tang Aiguo into signing a letter of understanding.
wrong.
It's not a scam at all.
Tang Yuanyuan watched the whole process coldly.
Tang Aiguo's mind buzzed, and he waved his hands frantically: "It's not me. I didn't want to sign it. They forced me to."
"I can't help it."
Man, that's hilarious.
He clearly wants money, but he has to come up with a high-sounding excuse to deceive himself and others.
Let the cheap conscience get by.
Mrs. Wu still wanted to run away with the letter of apology, but Tang Yuanyuan didn't want to waste time arguing with Tang Aiguo, so she went straight to the belly of Wu Chuang's daughter-in-law with her stick.
Mrs. Wu was about to give her daughter-in-law a letter of apology, but she didn't have time to do that. In a split second, she didn't care about anything else, pushed her daughter-in-law back, and faced the stick herself.
Tang Yuanyuan's stick fell on her hand holding the letter of understanding.
Mrs. Wu's arm was in great pain, but she held on and refused to let go.
But it's no use.
Because before she had time to fold it, the piece of paper was easily torn away.
Tang Yuanyuan took the letter of understanding signed by Tang Aiguo and sneered, "This is the letter of understanding you wanted. Now, watch carefully, I will tear her into pieces."
She tore the things to pieces, and both the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were so angry that they had headaches.
But Tang Yuanyuan didn't let them go and chased her young daughter-in-law with a stick. Mrs. Wu could only try her best to protect her and was beaten several times with the stick herself.
The gate was locked just now to trap Tang Aiguo, but now they were trapped inside and were beaten with sticks.
Tang Yuanyuan deliberately hit the area that was not vital, but it hurt more. Mrs. Wu's screams attracted the neighbors, who watched the old woman screaming and running out of the Tang family.
Tang Yuanyuan: "If you dare to set foot in the Tang family again, I will make your family extinct."
Tang turned around, raised the stick in his hand like a sword, and hit Tang Aiguo on the head.
Tang Aiguo knelt straight down, his knees kneeling in the debris: "Dad was wrong."
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