Chapter 35 [35] Are you really going to kneel down and apologize to that damn girl? ...
Uncle Tang and his family deliberately waited until after dinner before returning home, and were so angry that they fell backwards.
The pots and bowls that the father and son had used to eat were soaking in the basin. The corn grits had hardened and stuck to the pot, attracting flies that landed in the pot. The clothes they wore yesterday were also thrown into the bucket.
Aunt Tang doesn't want to endure it anymore!
She stamped her feet angrily: "Tang Aihua! Look at all the flies! It's so disgusting! What a mess this family has become."
"This family is no longer in a good shape. I, your sister-in-law, have to live with your eldest uncle. What a mess! I won't live here anymore. Tang Aiguo, you can live with your brother and nephew. I'm divorcing you."
Aunt Tang turned her neck angrily and walked out of the yard. Uncle Tang pretended to pull her arm to keep her.
Aunt Tang had initially just been trying to use the situation as an excuse, but now she felt genuinely aggrieved. Wiping away tears, she said, "Our house isn't big to begin with, and now two outsiders have moved in, making it a complete mess. Look at it for yourself, does it even look like a home?"
Aunt Tang rode away on her bicycle.
Uncle Tang shrugged helplessly and sighed, "Brother, Xiao An, oh, I'm so sorry. My wife is really delicate."
"Brother, let me give you an idea. Why don't you go find Yuanyuan and fight to the death. After all, we are father and daughter."
Tang Aiguo glared: "Why would I look for her?"
Uncle Tang: "Don't you know? Yuanyuan is making a lot of money in the clothing business now. She's right in front of the textile factory and makes five or six hundred yuan a night. So many people have seen it, and the story is spreading like wildfire. She sold out three big sacks. How much money can you say she made? With a daughter who can make a fortune like this, you won't have to worry about the rest of your life."
Someone told him about this these two days. Tang Aiguo thought it was too exaggerated. How could that damn girl earn so much in a day?
"Just relying on that damn girl? What kind of money can she make? She'll get ripped off any day. I'm not going there. Even if I die, I won't rely on her."
Uncle Tang was so angry that he almost laughed. He suspected that his eldest brother had a problem with his brain. That was great unity!
If it were him, even if he had to kneel down, he would have to take the gold nugget back home. Wouldn't this be a bargain for outsiders?
Is face more important than money?
He regretted it. If he had known earlier, he would not have gotten involved in the affairs of the first wife. If he had known that this little girl could be so promising, he would not have offended her. Maybe he could have brought his own family into the business.
well!
Regret it!
Uncle Tang went to make a cup of tea for Tang Aiguo and said, "Brother, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but don't be silly. What Yuanyuan earned belongs to the Great Unity."
"He has his own home but he went to live with Li Mu. I heard that guy made a lot of money. Look, Li Mu got all the people and money for free."
Uncle Tang was so disappointed that he said, "Brother, let me be the bad guy. You guys, pack up and leave my house now. Yuanyuan might take pity on you and forgive you because you have nowhere to go. As long as you and your daughter can be reunited as a family, it doesn't matter what others say about me."
Tang Aiguo smoked his pipe in silence.
Uncle Tang turned his gaze to Tang An and said, "Is this true?"
Tang An: "Uncle, you don't know my dad's personality. My sister is also stubborn. Once she makes up her mind about something, she won't turn back. Let's go back first."
Tang Aiguo took a puff of his pipe and told Tang An to pack his bags. "Let's go to your third uncle's house."
The father and son carried their bags but didn't even enter the third room.
Aunt Tang San stood at the door: "Brother, it's not that I don't welcome you, the truth is, you have your own house, Dabao's father works the night shift, and your sister-in-law is gone, and you are a widower. Brother, you have your own house and you come to live with your sister-in-law. If this gets out, it's really outrageous."
The father and son looked at each other helplessly.
Tang An: "Dad, where are we going now?"
Tang Aiguo: "Then let's go home?"
Tang An: "That mother-in-law and daughter-in-law...Alas."
"Dad, money doesn't really matter. It's just that Second Uncle is right about one thing. My sister living in the Li family is really inappropriate. You don't know what outsiders say about my sister. They say she doesn't want money and is just paying for it. Li Mubai got a capable daughter-in-law."
"My mother is in the underworld. If she saw this, she would be very upset."
Tang Aiguo said angrily, "What can I do? That damn girl wanted to leave on her own. Didn't you hear what she said? She's never coming back to this house again."
Tang An: "Dad, my sister is holding a grudge, and you are the same. Why did you lock up Mom and sister?"
Tang Aiguo: "That's not what you said"
"Ahem," Tang An called out from afar, "Aunt Zhang."
After saying "take care" and waiting for everyone to leave, Tang An said, "Dad, it was Second and Third Uncles who instigated you to lock up Mom. Never speak of this matter again, or I will never forgive you, and perhaps I will do something even more outrageous."
"From now on, stay away from your second and third uncles' homes. I hate them."
"Dad, you should go and admit your mistake to your sister. After all, we are family."
Tang Aiguo didn't say anything else.
The father and son returned home in silence.
After eating, Mrs. Wu was not thinking about washing the dishes when she saw Lao Li and instructed Tang An to wash the dishes and boil water for a bath.
Tang An: "Why?"
Mrs. Wu: "You are already a big man, what's wrong with washing dishes? You are so young, don't be so lazy. I tell you, my son does all the work at home, he can earn money and cook. If you don't write a letter of understanding for my son, you will be my son and serve us until my son comes out."
Tang An: "Then your son also harmed my mother, why should I serve you?"
Mrs. Wu: "Your mother was killed by my son, so he went to jail. Is this atonement? He went to jail and couldn't fulfill his filial duties to me, couldn't take care of his wife and children, all because he was atonement for your family's sins. So of course your family should fulfill his obligations on his behalf, isn't that right? Then it's completely appropriate for me to live in your house."
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Tang An: "Then I don't have a mother to take care of me. It was your son who killed my mother and left me motherless. Shouldn't your family take care of us father and son?"
Mrs. Wu: "Then I will still call you my mother. From today on, you are my godson. As a godson, you are tall and strong, so it's time for you to fulfill your filial duties. Go wash the dishes."
Tang An: “…I won’t wash.”
Mrs. Wu raised her hands and said, "As your godmother, I will teach you today what it means to be filial to your elders."
Amidst the chaotic quarrels, Tang Aiguo smoked his pipe and missed the time when Zhang Lancao was around. The meals were ready and even his tea was brewed for him.
I grabbed my hair and wondered how life had become like this.
Could it be that I really have to kneel down and apologize to that dead girl?
Then do you still want to keep your old face?
Li Mu barely sold a sack of clothes yesterday. After deducting the cost, he earned more than 800 yuan, but that was still less than Tang Yuanyuan's two and a half sacks.
...It's so depressing.
I woke up before dawn in the morning, made some quick breakfast, and when I went out carrying the sack, Tang Yuanyuan hadn't gotten up yet.
Li Mu went around the gates of various factories. Today's sales were obviously not as fast as yesterday. Finally, he went to the intersection near the department store and set up shop for a while. By the time he sold out, it was already night.
I originally thought that Tang Yuanyuan was at home, but the courtyard door was still locked. I opened the door and turned on the light bulb in the living room. A section of yellow light poured out, which was interrupted by the porch.
Li Mu stood in the corridor, washed his hands and face, and went into the kitchen to cook. He washed the rice and cooked it.
There were no vegetables left, only a bag of potatoes and half a piece of meat. I was too lazy to bother, so I squatted by the door and peeled the potatoes with a kitchen knife. After a while, I heard some movement at the door. I looked up and saw Tang Yuanyuan coming in carrying half a sack of things.
Li Mu put down the potatoes and stood up, saying with a smile: "Don't you only have half a sack left today? You haven't sold all of it yet? I sold one sack today, so I only have two sacks left."
Tang Yuanyuan: "This is crystal. I got it from Dongcheng."
?
Li Mu tore open the sack, and found a small box inside. When he opened it, there were shiny things inside.
Is this crystal?
When he asked about the price, he found out that this thing was only worth a piece of clothing, and it couldn't be eaten or worn. Li Mu began to doubt Tang Yuanyuan's vision.
"Why are you selling crystals again? Can this stuff be sold? It doesn't look as good as clothes."
Tang Yuanyuan: "There's no clothes to sell tomorrow anyway, so let's give it a try."
...Is this girl making fun of him?
"Humph, I have more goods than you do. I will sell them all the day after tomorrow."
"Then I'll buy the train ticket tomorrow."
...That's fine, he will definitely sell out by tomorrow!
Although the train station is a mixed crowd, it has to be said that in the small space of home, all you hear is news about the quarrel between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, who has dropped out of school to get married, and who got good grades.
Outside, people on the train would sometimes gather together to discuss something, and some intellectuals' political interpretations were from a direction that Tang Yuanyuan had never understood before.
She now vaguely understood that the country is vigorously developing private enterprises and economic markets, and the industries supported by each place are different.
Biancheng develops small commodities, Ningcheng develops clothing, and Dongcheng is close to the sea and is rich in crystal. The last time she was on the train to Ningcheng, she heard someone talk about it. With the mentality of giving it a try, she went to the train station to ask. The ticket was only 3 yuan and it would take an hour to get there. She immediately bought a train ticket to Dongcheng to try her luck.
She discovered a pattern: these markets seemed to be built next to train stations, and even if not, they would be very close.
Artificial crystal has only begun to develop rapidly in recent years, but the rapid development of crystal is still ten years away. Not many people know about it, and it is a rare item. But precisely because it is not popular, its price is high.
The highest level of people Tang Yuanyuan could come into contact with were the first batch of wealthy families in the wholesale market, which were only about forty or fifty households.
It’s easier to make money from rich people.
Crystal ornaments and pearl necklaces are suitable for selling to them. As for the workers, cheap crystal bracelets are more suitable.
The purchase price of the transparent crystal bracelet is 5 yuan each, and I plan to sell it for 10 yuan each.
I bought the pearl necklaces for 15 yuan each and plan to sell 51 of them.
The crystal ornaments were purchased for 10 yuan each. They were pure and transparent, and were engraved with words like "smooth sailing" and "prosperous business". She planned to sell them for 30 yuan each.
People who do business all seek wealth.
Putting this thing on the table is just for good luck.
Tang Yuanyuan went to give Xu Xiaofeng a gift as usual.
Xu Xiaofeng's eyes were filled with amazement: "Kid, you're traveling all over the country now, your news and vision are surpassing mine."
"When I look at you now, it's like looking at gold, sparkling and shining. You are simply living gold."
"What's your father thinking? With such a good daughter and such a good wife, isn't this like throwing a mountain of gold into the toilet?"
Xu Xiaofeng runs her own business and knows how much money can be made from business. She has thought about bringing her relatives from the countryside and persuading them to do business. As a result, they said that they were farmers and the city was not the place for them.
It seemed as if he was annoyed by her meddling.
She also took in apprentices who were learning tailoring. The apprentices learned from her every day and always knew how much money her shop made. As a result, they were very satisfied with the stable salary they received.
She once persuaded the other party to open a store on his own. When she mentioned it to her parents at home, they were shocked when they heard that it would cost two thousand yuan to open a store.
Tang Yuanyuan had no one to guide her seriously, but she saw the benefits on her own and dared to head south alone.
Not to mention that she was only 16 years old, many adult men in their forties and fifties did not dare to go far away easily.
This person is born to be a businesswoman. If she were her daughter, she would die of laughter.
Someone actually threw a lump of gold out. This man must be really blind.
One of the reasons why Tang Yuanyuan worked so hard was to make Tang Aiguo regret it.
She was still hesitating in her heart.
The more successful she is in the future, the more Tang Aiguo will regret it.
Tang An will be so successful in the future, she knows that what she has now is far from enough.
"Sister Yang, this is crystal from Dongcheng. Isn't it beautiful? Like the material it's made of, it's crystal clear. This is a commercial ornament. In Dongcheng, every household or store has one. They say crystal brings wealth."
"This is engraved with words, and it uses advanced technology. It has good meaning. You are the best at business. When I saw this, I thought you would like it. It will bring you wealth. This is just like Guan Gong, which can bring you good luck."
Sister Yang’s family is in the stationery wholesale business and their business is doing well. She is also the first woman to take care of Tang Yuanyuan’s mung bean soup business.
Her desk was piled high with things. Tang Yuanyuan was not idle while she was talking. In just one minute, she cleaned and tidied her desk neatly. The transparent crystal looked like unmelting snow, and the words inside seemed to be shining.
In this era, industrial products were not yet developed. Although the manual micro-engraving technology at that time was not as good as the later laser engraving, it was already a high-end technology in this era.
It is something that is eye-catching enough. It is placed in an exquisite box with a layer of yellow cloth decoration inside.
It looks just like the magical objects transformed by Sun Wukong in Journey to the West.
How can a woman resist something shiny?
Besides, this amount of money was nothing to her, so she immediately asked for two and put them on the table.
Tang Yuanyuan made 40 yuan from this order.
After the first order was placed, the rest became easy. As a businesswoman, she had things for fortune at home, so how could I not have them at home?
People are not afraid of having nothing, but they are afraid that you have it and I don’t. What’s more, this is something for seeking wealth.
Those who like jewelry also bought crystal bracelets or pearl necklaces, which invisibly advertised Tang Yuanyuan.
These crystal bracelets and pearl necklaces are worn by the boss ladies in the wholesale market.
The forty or fifty large merchants in the wholesale market have been developed to the extreme by Tang Yuanyuan.
After one round, there were less than thirty boxes left, and only two crystal ornaments left.
The 15 boxes of pearl necklaces were sold out very early, and she even regretted being too cautious and buying too little.
Sold 36 crystal ornaments for 720 yuan.
19 crystal bracelets, earned 95 yuan.
15 pearl necklaces, earned 525 yuan.
I have already received half of the two thousand I spent yesterday.
After dinner, she went home and took out the velvet cloth, took the dolls and neon lights, and half-opened the jewelry box, arranging them neatly.
Yesterday, I bought Tang Yuanyuan women's clothing. Today, when I walked in the factory, I was a beautiful sight and attracted countless glances. Those who didn't spend money looked at me with envy and regret.
Today, here comes another crystal bracelet!
This bead is light-transmissive.
In fact, Tang Yuanyuan herself didn't know the difference between artificial crystal and natural crystal. Due to the limitations of her current vision, she really felt that a bracelet that cost five yuan was already very expensive!
She learned everything the crystal wholesaler said to her.
Holding the little girl's hand, he put the crystal bracelet on her hand to try it on. "This is called crystal. It is a natural mineral. It takes tens of thousands of years to form underground. Like gold and silver, it is a rare metal."
"The boss ladies in the wholesale market all wear this, it looks very fashionable."
"Look, aren't my hands shining? They've trapped the sunlight in the beads."
When they raised their hands, the sunlight filtered through the crystal beads and fell onto their hands, making their snow-white skin even whiter.
Tang Yuanyuan used her trump card again, "This stuff is expensive to buy, and I don't have many, only about twenty or so. If you miss this opportunity, you'll have to wait until next time."
Ten yuan for a bracelet is not a small amount of money for an ordinary worker, but it is not unaffordable either.
I didn’t notice it before I wore the bracelet, but when I took it off, I saw other people wearing crystal bracelets on their wrists, and then looked at my own wrists, why did it feel like my wrists were bare?
The key is that it looks really good on your hand.
purchase!
"I want one."
"I want one too."
Tang Yuanyuan herself was surprised that more than 20 bracelets were sold out in the cotton mill alone.
Loyal customers also appeared on her side: "If you have new goods in the future, please come to my house first and let me see them. I live in the independent residential building of the cotton mill. Just say you are looking for Yu Fangfang, everyone knows me."
The young lady who was speaking was obviously from a wealthy family, because she bought three skirts by herself yesterday, and two bracelets today, and also bought the two crystal ornaments.
That’s the small Western-style building where the leader lives, no wonder he is so generous.
Tang Yuanyuan nodded: "Okay!"
After listening to the conversation between Yu Fangfang and the people around her, Tang Yuanyuan realized that this was the factory director's daughter.
When Tang Yuanyuan looked at her, her whole body was shining with golden light.
Li Mu sold most of the sack of clothes today, leaving only a small half sack. If he went to the factory gate to sell them, maybe he could make some money. He did not sell until late at night like he did last night. Instead, he went home early, went into his room, and hid the small half sack of clothes in the closet.
After watching TV for a while and waiting for dinner to be ready, Tang Yuanyuan entered the yard at dusk.
Li Mu saw the bulging sack in her back seat again and made an expression he already knew, "So much left?"
"I said, this thing, it's obvious that clothes are not as good as they can be sold."
"I sold all the clothes in my sack today. Why don't you come with me and sell clothes honestly?"
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